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 Borneol


Pin Yin: bingpian
Common name: resin of borneol camphor
Botanical family: Dyptercarpaceae
Botanical name: 1, Dryobalanops aromatica Gaertn.

Primary action: Aromatic Open Orifices
Secondary actions: Drain Fire
Temperature: cool
Taste: acrid, bitter
Entering Channel: Ht, Lu

Actions:
   Opens orifices and revives senses; used for fainting and convulsions.
   Drains Fire , alleviates pain; applied topically for throat pain and swelling, for sores and scabies, and for Wind Heat eye conditions.
   (See Pericardium-stage Phlegm Fire Obstruction ; Heat Toxin .)

Dosage: 0.1-0.3 qian.

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