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Latin pharmacognostic name: Dalbergiae Odiferae Lignum

Alternate Chinese names: 真香 zhēn xiāng; 降香 jiàng xiāng; 降香片 jiàng xiāng piàn; 降真香 jiàng zhēn xiāng

Kingdom: Plant

Origin (other sources): Dalbergia odorifera T. Chen; Dalbergia sissoo Roxb.

Use: Medicinal

Category:

Properties: Acrid; warm; nontoxic*.

Channel entry: Liver and spleen channels.

Indications:

Rectifies qì, stanches bleeding, moves stasis, and settles pain.

vomiting of blood (blood ejection); expectoration of blood; bleeding from incised wounds; injury from knocks and falls; welling- and flat-abscesses (yōng jū); swollen sores; wind-damp lumbar and leg pain; qì pain in the heart [region] and stomach.

Dosage & Method: Oral: Decoct (2.4‒4.5g). Topical: Apply ground to a powder.

Product Area: Guǎngdōng, Vietnam.

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