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Alternate English names: resinous agalloch resinous aloeswood

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.) Gilg. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Aquilaria agallocha Roxb. [= Aloexylon agallochum Lour.]; Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.) Gilg.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Acrid and sweet; warm; nontoxic*.

Actions and indications: Rectifies qì, relieves pain, and frees the orifices. Treats oppression in the chest; qì stagnation pain; wind-phlegm blockage.

Dosage and method: Grind to a powder or wet-grind to obtain juice (9–15g).

Notes: More effective than regular 沉香.

See: Chén xiāng (沉香 Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum, aquilaria [wood])

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