What are the effects and functions of dragon's blood? This article will let you understand
Dragon's blood is also known as qilin blood, qijie, and so on. It is made from the processed resin exuded from the fruit of Daemonorops draco, a plant of the genus Daemonorops in the palm family. As a medicine, it has the effects of invigorating the blood and relieving pain, dissolving blood stasis and stopping bleeding, and promoting tissue regeneration and healing sores. It has a therapeutic effect on conditions such as traumatic injuries, blood stasis pain in the chest and abdomen, external bleeding, and unhealing sores. Now let us take a look at the effects and functions of dragon's blood!
The medicinal effects of dragon's blood
[Nature and flavor] Sweet and salty in flavor, neutral in nature.
[Meridian entry] Heart and liver meridians.
[Effects] Invigorates the blood and relieves pain, dissolves blood stasis and stops bleeding, heals sores and promotes tissue regeneration. It mainly treats traumatic injuries, blood stasis pain in the chest and abdomen, external bleeding, and unhealing sores.
Related discussions on dragon's blood
1. "Rihua Zi Bencao": Treats all malignant sores and scabies that do not heal for a long time, apply topically. This medicine has an urgent nature, and it also should not be used too much, as it may draw out pus.
2. "Tang Bencao": Mainly treats evil qi of the five zang organs, leukorrhea, heart pain, breaks accumulated blood, and promotes flesh growth in incised wounds.
3. "Haiyao Bencao": Mainly treats bruises, fractures, and all kinds of pain, tonifies deficiency and treats blood qi stirring and piercing, and internal injury with blood accumulation, and is suitably taken with wine.
The pharmacological effects of dragon's blood
1. Anti-inflammatory effect: The water decoction and alcohol precipitation liquid can significantly reduce hematocrit, shorten plasma recalcification time, inhibit platelet aggregation, and prevent thrombus formation. The water extract has varying degrees of inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus albus, and various pathogenic fungi. In addition, it also has a certain anti-inflammatory effect.
2. Antibacterial effect: Dragon's blood water infusion (1:2) has varying degrees of inhibitory effect in test cultures on various pathogenic fungi such as Trichophyton violaceum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, and Trichophyton schoenleinii.
3. Hemostatic effect: Dragon's blood can significantly shorten the plasma recalcification time of rabbits, thereby increasing their coagulation effect. Dragon's blood water decoction and alcohol precipitation liquid (1:1) 0.5 ml/kg intramuscular injection for 3 consecutive weeks reduced rabbit blood hematocrit and shortened erythrocyte and platelet electrophoresis time, but had no obvious effect on whole blood viscosity ratio and plasma viscosity ratio. In an in vitro test, 0.1 ml of dragon's blood water decoction and alcohol precipitation liquid (1:1) was added to 0.5 ml of platelet-rich plasma and had an inhibitory effect on ADP-induced platelet aggregation.
Medicinal selected formulas of dragon's blood
1. To treat injury to the tendons and bones with unbearable pain: qilin blood 1 liang, myrrh 1 liang, angelica 1 liang (cut and slightly fried), angelica dahurica 2 liang, red peony root 1 liang, cinnamon heart 1 liang. Pound into fine powder and make into a powder. For each dose, take 2 qian mixed with warm wine, 3 to 4 times a day.
2. To treat blood masses in the abdomen: dragon's blood, myrrh, talc, and moutan bark (boiled together) 1 liang each. Make into powder, form pills with vinegar paste, the size of parasol tree seeds, and take.
3. To treat postpartum lochioschesis rushing to the heart with chest fullness and panting: true dragon's blood, grind into fine powder, and take mixed with warm wine.
4. To treat epistaxis: dragon's blood and cattail pollen in equal parts. Make into powder and blow it into the nose.
5. To treat scrofula that has already ruptured with unceasing pus: dragon's blood (fried) 2.5 qian, 20 jujubes (burned to ash), dried rehmannia half a liang (separately made into powder). The above three ingredients are all finely ground like powder, mixed with saliva, and applied to the sore.
6. To treat all unforeseen malignant sores that have not healed for years: dragon's blood 1 liang, lead oxide half a liang (fried until purple). The above two ingredients are pounded and ground into a powder. First wash the sore with salt water, then apply it.
7. To treat unhealing shin sores: apply dragon's blood powder topically, using dryness as the standard.
8. To treat unbearable pain from hemorrhoids and fistula: dragon's blood, make into fine powder, mix with one's own saliva and apply, repeated application is excellent.
9. To treat pain from ingrown toenails: mix dragon's blood powder and apply.
10. To treat white tiger wind with migrating pain and hot swelling of both knees: qilin blood 1 liang, sulfur 1 liang (finely ground). Pound and sift into a powder, grind until uniform, and take 1 qian mixed with warm wine.
11. To treat all incised wounds and swollen toxins with ulceration and no muscle growth: dragon's blood, clean hair ash, frankincense, myrrh, calomel, and ivory powder in equal parts, and a small amount of borneol. Grind together into powder and sprinkle it on.
12. To treat chancre: dragon's blood, catechu, frankincense (oil removed), dragon bone (finely ground), and myrrh (oil removed) 3 fen each, grind finely and sprinkle on.