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