Distribution:
Mainly produced in Yunnan, Guangxi, Fujian, Guizhou, Liaoning, Xinjiang, Guangdong provinces and also in Southeast Asia.
Properties (characteristics):
Sweet, neutral.
Channels (meridians) entered:
Heart, liver, bladder.
Actions & Indications:
Uses: rid of blood clots, to promote calming, to promote urination, Epilepsy, Insomnia, blood in urine, menses stoppage due to blood stasis and clots.
Chemical ingredients:
Succoxyabietic acid
borneol ether
Succinic acid
succinoabietinolic acid
succinosilvic acid
succinoresinol
succinoabietol
benzine
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, small amount of sulfur, iron, magnesium, calcium etc.
Daly Dosage:
1. 5 g to 3 g, in powder form taken with liquid. Not used in decoction.
Cautions:
Do not use in case of yinxu (yin deficient) with heat.