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Dalbergia wood (Jiangxiang)
Pharmaceutical
Name: Lignum Dalbergiae Odoriferae
Botanical Name: Dalbergia odorifera T. Chen
Common Name: Dalbergia wood
Source of Earliest Record: Haiyao Bencao
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The heart wood of dalbergia
odorifera is sawed into small pieces, then
dried in the shade.
Properties & Taste: Pungent and warm
Meridians: Heart and liver
Functions:
1. To invigorate blood and remove stagnation;
2. To stop bleeding and pain;
3. To conduct qi downward and resolve turbid
dampness
Indications & Combinations:
1. Qi and blood stagnation manifested as stifling
sensation in the chest and hypochondriac pain.
Dalbergia wood (Jiangxiang) is used with Curcuma
root (Yujin), Pilose asiabell root (Dangshen),
Peach seed (Taoren) and Vegetable sponge (Sigualuo).
2. Swellings and pains due to external injuries.
Dalbergia wood (Jiangxiang) is used with Frankincense
(Ruxiang) and Myrrh (Moyao).
3. Interior turbid dampness with vomiting
and abdominal pain. Dalbergia wood (Jiangxiang)
is used with Agastache (Huoxiang) and Costus
root (Muxiang).
4. Hemorrhage and pain due to external injuries.
Dalbergia wood (Jiangxiang) can be used alone,
externally.
Dosage: 3-6 g; 1-2 g for powder |
