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Pin Yin: ru xiang-
Common name: frankincense
Botanical family: Burseraceae
Botanical name: Boswellia carterii Birdw.
Primary action: Quicken Blood, Transform Stasis
Secondary actions:
Rectify Qi;
Dispel Wind Dampness
Temperature: warm
Taste: acrid, bitter
Entering Channel: Ht, Lv, Sp
Actions:
Quickens Blood and Moves Qi; used for Blood Stasis pain in
the chest, epigastrium and abdomen, and in early stages of boils and carbuncles
to promote eruption.
Relaxes Tendons, Moves Qi in the Channels and relieves pain; used
for Wind Damp Painful Impediments with rigidity and spasms.
Reduces swelling and promotes healing when applied topically as a powder;
also used as a mouth wash to reduce redness and swelling of the gums,
mouth and throat.
(See
Blood Stasis
;
Qi Stagnation
;
Wind-Damp Bi
.)
Dosage:
1-3 qian.
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