Shi Xiang Fan Sheng Wan 十香返生丸
Or, Shi Xiang Fan Hun Dan 十香返魂丹
Ten Aromatics Return to Health Pill
Or, Ten Aromatics Soul-Returning Pill

Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

Chun Jiao Ji (1846)
According to Selections and Discussions of Imperial Medicinals for Cixi and Guangxu, this formula was adapted from the much older, Song Dynasty emergency formula Su He Xiang Wan (Storax Pill)

* Synthetic Bezoar and Musk are generally used today.

Preparation:

Powder; to each 100 grams of powder, add 90–100 grams of Honey and form pills, each weighing 6 grams

Function:

Opens the Orifices, Revives Consciousness, clears Phlegm, calms the Spirit

Use:

1. Apoplexy
2. Slurred Speech, numbness or paralysis of the Tongue
3. Paralysis, sudden loss of sensation
4. Delirium
5. Trismus (Lockjaw, clenched Teeth)
6. Convulsions or Tremors
7. sudden Catatonic states triggered by intense psychiatric or emotional distress
8. Coma, Loss of Consciousness
9. Cardiac distress with Palpitations and Anxiety

Dose:

1 pill (6 grams) twice daily

Cautions:

1. Not suitable for Yin or Qi deficiency
2. Not used long-term.
3. Contains Cinnabar and Aristolchia which are not permitted in many countries. It can be made without Cinnabar and by replacing Costus for Aristolochia.
4. Not used during Pregnancy

Modifications:

1. Costus should be used in place of Aristolochia. Aristolochia Qing Mu Xiang is regarded as a variety of Costus (Mu Xiang).

Similar Formulas:

Su He Xiang Wan

Comment:

This is a famous medicine and is still made today by several manufactures including Beijing Tongren Tang.

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