Benzoin (Styrax benzoin)

安息香ān xī xiāngAnxixiang

Styrax benzoin · Plant

Styrax benzoin
Photo: Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

May cause allergic reactions; may irritate respiratory tract; caution with asthma; limited safety data; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Benzoin for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Child Fright EpilepsyIn Heart & Abdomen PainPostpartum Blood DizzinessRelieve PainSudden Stroke & Fulminant ReversalWind Impediment & Lumbago

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Benzoin does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Break Phlegm & Repel FoulnessMove Qi & Quicken BloodOpen Orifices & Arouse Spirit