Su Mu - 蘇木 - Lignum Sappan

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Lignum Sappan
Common English:	Brazil Wood Sappan Wood

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet Salty Acrid (Slightly Acrid)	Neutral	Heart Liver Spleen	3-10g Maximum dosage: 15g

Actions

Indications/Syndromes

Alleviates pain, Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates Blood circulation, Opens the channels, Reduces swellings

Blood Stasis such as postpartum abdominal pain and amenorrhea

Pain and swelling due to Blood Stasis from fall, fractures, contusions or sprains

Stops bleeding

Excessive postpartum bleeding

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Olibanum Ru Xiang Myrrh Mo Yao Or Myrrh Mo Yao Sanguis Draconis Xue Jie	Rz. Curcumae E Zhu	Hb. Artemisiae Anomalae Liu Ji Nu Fr. Liquidamberis Lu Lu Tong
Trauma-induced pain and swelling.	Strongly promotes the movement of Qi and Blood, breaks up Blood Stagnation and stops pain for abdominal pain from Qi Stagnation and Blood Stasis.	Topically as a wash, for trauma-induced pain and swelling.
Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen Tub. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong	Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao Flos Carthami Hong Hua	Flos Carthami Hong Hua
Excessive postpartum bleeding with dizziness, blurred vision, vertigo and shortness of breath.	Blood Stasis causing dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea and postpartum abdominal pain.	Promotes the movement of Blood and unblocks menstruation. Traumatic injury with painful, swollen bruises or hematomas. Coronary Heart disease.
Ram. Mori Sang Zhi Flos Carthami Hong Hua Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao Flos Carthami Hong Hua Pheretima Di Long Rz. Curcumae Longae Jiang Huang Arisaema cum Bile Dan Nan Xing	Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Bul. Allii Macrostemi Xie Bai Lignum Santali Albi Tan Xiang Faeces Trogopterori Wu Ling Zhi Flos Carthami Hong Hua Pollen Typhae Pu Huang Rx. Polygalae Yuan Zhi Sm. Arecae Bing Lang
Paralysis. Hemiplegia.	Chest and abdominal pain.

Formulas for Blood Stasis with pain commonly include this herb.
It is the heart wood of Caesalpinia Sappan.
According to some sources, it reduces inflammation and opens the channels.
Some sources state that it harmonizes the Blood and expels Wind.
Su Mu and Flos Carthami Hong Hua act in similar ways. Su Mu is slightly cool, whereas Hong Hua is slightly warm and harmonious.

Su Mu (sappan wood): Su Mu, 'wood of revival', is burned to invite the spirit and bring closure; it warms the middle burner, transforms turbidity and revives memory of being stuck. (Yuen)