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Pin Yin: chen xiang-
Common name: aloe wood
Botanical family: Thymelaeaceae
Botanical name: 1, Aquilaria agallocha Roxb.; 2, A. sinensis (Lour.) Gilg.
Primary action: Rectify Qi
Temperature: warm
Taste: acrid, bitter
Entering Channel: Sp, St, Kd, Lu
Actions:
Moves Qi and relieves pain; especially in stagnant Qi in epigastrium
or abdomen accompanied by Vacuity Cold or Blood Stasis.
Lowers counterflow Lung or Stomach Qi associated with either Repletion or
Vacuity with wheezing, hiccuping, belching or vomiting.
Assists the Kidneys in grasping the Qi from the Lungs.
(See
Qi Stagnation
;
Counterflow Qi
;
Kidneys not Grasping Lung
Qi
.)
Dosage:
0.5-1 qian.
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