Benzoin Benzoinum
Orifice-opening medicinesNeutral
Source-based · educational reference
Traditional recorded function
Open the orifices and awaken the spirit, expel Phlegm and repel turbidity, move Qi and invigorate blood, stop pain.
1. Used for coma due to closed pattern. 2. Used for heart and abdominal pain. 3. Used for postpartum blood dizziness, with lockjaw and near death.
Nature & taste
PungentBitterNeutral
Meridians entered
HeartSpleen
Herbal properties
DispersingDrying
Found in these formulas
-