Myrrh
(mo yao)
Myrrha
Properties:
It is bitter in flavour and
neutral in nature, acts on the heart, liver spleen
channels. Being bitter for dispersion and purgation
relieving blood and Qi stasis, promoting blood circulation
to relieve pain, subsiding swelling and promoting tissue
regeneration, the drug has the function similar to that of
Resina Olibani but stronger. It is used to treat pain in
the chest and abdomen caused by stasis in the blood
division, traumatic ecchymoses, swelling and pain caused
by furuncles and carbuncles, arthralgia due to
wind-dampness, and other syndromes. Myrrha and Resina
olibani are frequently used together for their mutual
reinforcement, or synergism.
Effects:
Promoting blood circulation to relieve pain, subduing
swelling and promoting tissue regeneration.
Indications:
1. For treatment of stabbing pain in
stomach and epigastrium due to stasis in the blood
division and various pain in heart and abdomen, it is
usually used in combination with Resina Olibani, Radix
Angelicae Sinensis, Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae, and other
herbs with the effect of promoting blood circulation to
relieve pain; For treatment of mass in the abdomen of
women, it is frequently used together with Semen Persicae,
Radix Paeoniae Rubra, Cortex Moutain Radicis, Rhizoma
Sparganii, Rhizoma Zedoariae, and other herbs with the
effects of relieving blood stasis and resolving mass in
the abdomen.
2. For treatment of furuncles and
carbuncle in the early stage, it is always used in
combination with Resina Olibani, Flos Lonicerae, Squama
Manitis, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, and other drugs having
the effects of relieving blood stasis and subsiding
swelling; For treatment of pain due to traumatic
ecchymoses, it is usually used together with Resina
Olibani, Muschus, Flos Carthami, and other herbs with the
effect of relieving blood stasis and pain.
Besides, it is applicable for
treatment of numbness and pain due to wind-dampness,
scrofula, subcutaneous nodule, and so on.
Dosage and Administration:
3-10g, when applied externally, it is used with suitable
amount.
Precautions:
Contraindicated in pregnancy.
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