| Pharmaceutical Name: |
Borneolum Syntheticum |
| Botanical Name: |
Dryobalanops aromatica Gaertn. F.
Blumea balsamifera DC. |
| Common Name: |
Borneol |
| Source of Earliest Record: |
Xinxiu Bencao |
| art Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: |
The stems of dryobalanops aromatica are steamed and then cooled into crystals. |
| Properties and Taste: |
Pungent, bitter and slightly cold |
| Meridian: |
Pungent, bitter and slightly cold |
| Functions: |
Heart, spleen and lung |
| Indications and Combinations: |
1. Unconsciousness due to high fever.
*Use with Musk (Shexiang) in the formula Angong Niuhuang Wan.
2. Red, swollen and painful eyes.
*Use alone as eye drops.
3. Sore throat or ulceration of the mouth.
*Use with Sodium borate (Pengsha) and the compound of Licorice root (Gancao) and Glauber's salt (Mangxiao), also called Xuanming Fen, in the formula Bing Peng San.
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| Dosage: |
0.03-0.1 g (in pill form) |
| Cautions: |
This substance should be used with caution during pregnancy. |
