Xue Jie - 血竭 - Sanguis Draconis - Dragon'S Blood

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Resina Daemonoropis Sanguis Draconis
Common English:	Calamus Gum Dragon's Blood Resinous Discharge

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet Salty (Astringent)	Neutral	Heart Liver (Pericardium)	Decoction: 0.3-0.6g Pills and Powders: 1-1.5g Tincture:0.2-0.5ml

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and alleviates pain	Pain from Blood Stasis, especially due to traumatic injury such as injury from falls, fractures, contusions and sprains
Stops bleeding	Applied topically for bleeding due to external injury
Protects the surface of ulcers, prevents decay and generates flesh	Chronic non-healing ulcers and cancers

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Olibanum Ru Xiang Myrrh Mo Yao	Catechu Er Cha Olibanum Ru Xiang	Alumen Ming Fan
Trauma-induced pain, swelling or hemorrhage, especially in the chest and abdomen.	Bruising, swelling and pain from trauma.	Stops bleeding without causing Stasis for sores that have perforated but fail to heal. As a powder topically for wounds from metal blades.
Pollen Typhae Pu Huang	Catechu Er Cha Olibanum Ru Xiang Myrrh Mo Yao	Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang Fr. Jujube Da Zao
Chronic, non-healing ulcers.	Bleeding due to External injury.	Topically for open sores with discharge of pus.
Myrrh Mo Yao Talcum Hua Shi Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi	Myrrh Mo Yao Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi Cx. Rasus Cinnamomi Gui Xin	Myrrh Mo Yao Talcum Hua Shi Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi Grain-based liquor Child's Urine
Amenorrhea and menstrual pain with abdominal masses due to Blood Stasis.	As a powder with grain-based liquor for External or traumatic injuries with excruciating pain.	Postpartum chest congestion and dyspnea.

It has recently been used for bleeding from the upper digestive tract.
It can be used as a single herb.
Xue Jie, Olibanum Ru Xiang and Myrrh Mo Yao each promote the movement of Blood, stop pain, generate flesh and help sores heal. Xue Jie enters the Blood Level and is the strongest of the three at generating flesh, healing sores and stopping bleeding. Ru Xiang and Mo Yao both enter the Qi and Blood levels and are superior at transforming Stasis, reducing swelling and stopping pain; they are best suited to Qi and Blood Stagnation in the chest and abdomen, joint pain from Wind-Damp Bi and painful, swollen sores.