The difference between Shen Xiang and Sandalwood is that Shen Xiang is stronger than Sandalwood in its ability to calm qi and asthma (astringing qi to relieve coughing and wheezing), and in its ability to resolve dampness and subdue rebelliousness (removing dampness and evils, and calming rebellious qi). Sandalwood warms the center and relieves pain (by warming the spleen and stomach to relieve pain) is stronger than incense.
Shenxiang is pungent in flavor, and its effects are to move qi to relieve pain (by regulating the body’s qi to relieve pain), to warm the middle and stop vomiting (by warming the spleen and stomach to treat vomiting caused by stomach cold), and to calm qi and calm asthma. It can be used to treat vomiting and eructation (hiccups) caused by stomach cold, and gasping and wheezing caused by kidney deficiency. It should be used with caution in cases of yin deficiency and fire exuberance (deficiency of yin essence in the body, resulting in hyperactivity of deficiency fire).
Sandalwood is pungent in flavor and is effective in moving qi, relieving pain, dispersing cold and regulating the middle. It can be used for treating cold stagnation of Qi in the chest and diaphragm, chest paralysis (chest tightness and pain), heart pain, epigastric (abdominal) pain, and vomiting with little food. Caution should be exercised in treating deficiency of yin and heat, and in treating epistaxis (vomiting of blood, nosebleed).
Shenxiang and sandalwood are both pungent and warm in nature, both have the effects of moving qi, relieving pain, dispersing cold and regulating the middle, and can be used for cold pain in the epigastrium (cold pain in the stomach and abdomen) caused by qi stagnation and cold condensation, etc. However, Shenxiang is good at holding qi and calming asthma. But Shen Xiang is good at gas and asthma, can be used for the treatment of kidney qi deficiency and cold qi reversal wheezing, and Shen Xiang is good at transforming dampness to reduce reversal, sandalwood is good at dispersing cold.
If you need to take Shen Xiang and Sandalwood, please consult a doctor in time, under the guidance of a doctor, do not self-medication.