Pharmaceutical Name:

Lignum Pini Nodi

Botanical Name:

Pinus tabulaeformis Carr.
Pinus massoniana Lamb.

Common Name:

Knotty Pine Wood
Pine Nodular Branch

Source of Earliest Record:

Mingyi Bielu

Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations:

Pine wood knots are collected and dried in either sun or shade.  The knots are then soaked in water, cut into slices and dried in the sun again.

Properties and Taste:

Bitter and warm

Meridian:

Liver

Functions:

To dispel wind and dry dampness
To stop pain

Indications and Combinations:

1.     Wind-damp obstruction syndrome.
*Use with herbs that dispel wind and dampness.  In acute arthritis with sever pain, soak the herb in wine for drinking.

2.      External injury pain.
*Use with herbs that invigorate blood circulation, including Peach seed (Taoren), Safflower (Honghua), Frankincense (Ruxiang) and Myrrh (Moyao).

Dosage:

10-15 g