Musk
(Shexiang)
Pharmaceutical Name: Moschus
Zoological Name : 1. Moschus berezovskii
Flerov; 2. Moschus sifanicus Przewalski; 3.
Moschus moschiferus L.
Common Name : Musk
Source of Earliest Record : Shennong Bencao
Jing
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The secretion is obtained from
the naval musk gland of male musk deers. It
is dried in the shade in winter or spring.
Properties & Taste : Pungent and warm
Meridians : Heart and spleen
Functions:
1. To open the orifices and clear the mind;
2. To invigorate the blood and disperse nodules;
3. To stop pain;
4. To expel placenta labor
Indications & Combinations:
1. Unconsciousness due to high fever. Musk
(Shexiang) is used with Ox gallstone (Niuhuang)
and Rhinoceros horn (Xijiao) in the formula
Zhibao Dan.
2. Unconsciousness due to windstroke. Musk
(Shexiang) is used with Storax (Suhexiang)
and Cloves (Dingxiang) in the formula Suhexiang
Wan.
3. Carbuncles, furuncles and swellings. Musk
(Shexiang) is used with Frankincense (Ruxiang),
Myrrh (Moyao) and Realgar (Xionghuang) in
the formula Xingxiao Wan.
4. Sudden severe pain in the chest and abdominal
region. Musk (Shexiang) is used with Costus
root (Muxiang), Peach seed (Taoren) and herbs
that invigorate the blood in a formula such
as Shexiang Tang.
5. Swelling and pain caused by external injuries.
Musk (Shexiang) is used with Sappan wood (Sumu),
Myrrh (Moyao) and Safflower (Honghua) in the
formula Bali San.
6. Dead fetus or placenta failing to be expelled.
Musk (Shexiang) is used with Cinnamon bark
(Rougui) in the formula Xiang Gui San.
Dosage: 0.06-0.1 g (in pill form)
Cautions & Contraindications:
The substance must not be cooked. It is contraindicated
during pregnancy. |
