Eagle Wood (Chenxiang)
| Pharmaceutical Name: | Lignum Aquilariae resinatum |
| Botanical Name: | Aquilaria agallocha Roxb. Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.) Gilg |
| Common Name: | Aquilaria, Eagle wood |
| Source of Earliest Record: | Mingyi Bielu |
| art Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: | The heartwood, or resinous wood, is dried in a shady place, then sawn into powder |
| Properties and Taste: | Pungent, bitter and warm |
| Meridian: | Spleen, stomach and kidney |
| Functions: | To regulate qi and stop pain To descend the perverse qi and stop vomiting To strengthen the kidneys and stop asthma |
| Indications and Combinations: | 1. Cold and qi stagnation manifested as epigastric and abdominal distension and pain. *Use with Lindera root (Wuyao) and Costus root (Muxiang). 2. Cold in the stomach manifested as belching and vomiting. *Use with Cloves (Dingxiang) and Round cardamom seed (Baidoukou). 3. Asthma due to failure of the kidneys in receiving qi. *Use with Prepared aconite root (Fuzi) and Cinnamon bark (Rougui). |
| Dosage: | 1-1.5 g |