| Pharmaceutical Name: |
Lignum Aquilariae resinatum |
| Botanical Name: |
Aquilaria agallocha Roxb.
Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.) Gilg |
| Common Name: |
Aquilaria, Eagle wood |
| Source of Earliest Record: |
Mingyi Bielu |
| art Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: |
The heartwood, or resinous wood, is dried in a shady place, then sawn into powder |
| Properties and Taste: |
Pungent, bitter and warm |
| Meridian: |
Spleen, stomach and kidney |
| Functions: |
To regulate qi and stop pain
To descend the perverse qi and stop vomiting
To strengthen the kidneys and stop asthma |
| Indications and Combinations: |
1. Cold and qi stagnation manifested as epigastric and abdominal distension and pain.
*Use with Lindera root (Wuyao) and Costus root (Muxiang).
2. Cold in the stomach manifested as belching and vomiting.
*Use with Cloves (Dingxiang) and Round cardamom seed (Baidoukou).
3. Asthma due to failure of the kidneys in receiving qi.
*Use with Prepared aconite root (Fuzi) and Cinnamon bark (Rougui).
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| Dosage: |
1-1.5 g |
