This product is the resin of the evergreen vine Dragon's Blood Resin (Daemonorops draco (Willd.) Blume) from the Windmill Palm family. It is mainly produced in Indonesia, Malaysia, Iran, and other countries, and is also cultivated in Guangdong, Taiwan, and other regions of mainland China. The resin is obtained by steaming the fruits in a steamer to allow the resin to seep out, or by cutting the tree trunk to let the resin naturally exude and solidify. It is then crushed into powder for use.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Sweet and salty, neutral. Act on heart and liver meridians.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Transform blood to heal wounds, stop bleeding, and regenerate flesh.

bubble_chart Indications

1. Used for traumatic injuries and other stagnant heart and abdominal pains. This product enters the blood aspect and resolves stasis to stop pain, making it an essential medicine in traumatology. It is often combined with frankincense, myrrh, Black Catechu, and others, along with Seven-Li-Weight Powder. For postpartum stagnant abdominal pain, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, and all types of static blood causing stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen, it is combined with Chinese Angelica, Sparganium Rhizome, Zedoary Rhizome, and others.
2. Used for external bleeding and non-healing sores and ulcers. This product can resolve stasis to stop bleeding and promote tissue regeneration and wound healing. It is often combined with frankincense, myrrh, Black Catechu, and others, ground into powder for external use.
3. In modern clinical practice, this product is used alone to treat gastric and duodenal ulcers, esophageal variceal rupture, and various types of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, showing good efficacy.

bubble_chart Documentation

1. Xinxiu Bencao: "Sudden pain in the heart and abdomen, incised wound with bleeding, breaking up stagnant blood, relieving pain, and promoting tissue regeneration."
2. 《Haijiao Materia Medica》: "For injuries, fractures, and bruises, with blood and qi disturbances, internal damage with blood accumulation... it is suitable to take with wine."
3. Bencao Gangmu: "Disperses stagnant blood and alleviates various pains." "Although frankincense and myrrh primarily treat blood disorders, they also enter the qi aspect, whereas this specifically targets the blood aspect."

bubble_chart Usage and Dosage

For internal use: often used in pills or powders, ground into powder and taken, 1-1.5g each time; for external use, apply an appropriate amount of ground powder.

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

This product contains Dragon's Blood Resin, demethylated Dragon's Blood Resin, demethylated Dragon's Blood Resin red pigment, as well as flavanols, chalcones, resin acids, etc.

1. It can shorten the recalcification time of rabbit plasma; significantly inhibit platelet aggregation and prevent thrombus formation.
2. It has varying degrees of inhibitory effects on multiple pathogenic fungi.