Description

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 and taste:
pungent and warm

meridians:
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.