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Sappan Wood

Sappan Wood. Class: Blood-Activating And Stasis-Resolving Medicinal. Properties: Sweet; Salty; Calm. Meridians: Heart; Liver; Spleen

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Su Mu
中文名 (Chinese)
苏木
Latin Name
Lignum Sappan; Sappan Lignum
English Name
Sappan Wood
Alias Names
苏枋苏方苏方木棕木赤木红柴红苏木落文树
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Sweet; Salty; Calm
Meridians (归经)
Heart; Liver; Spleen
Part Used
Heartwood
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Blood-Activating And Stasis-Resolving Medicinal
功效分类 (CN)
活血化瘀药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To quicken blood and dispel stasis, disperse swelling and relieve pain.
Indication (主治)
Amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea, postpartum blood stasis, stabbing pain in chest and abdomen, swelling pain due to external injury.
🔗 External References
TCMID
4597
TCM-ID
2044