Latin Name: Olibanum

Properties: acrid, bitter, warm

Actions: moves blood and Qi, invigorates blood, dispels blood stasis, relaxes sinews, relieves pain, generates flesh, reduces swellings

Medical Indications: amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, epigastric and stomach pain, traumatic pain, abdominal pain, swellings, skin lesions, ulcers, sores, carbuncles, traumatic injuries, wind damp painful obstructions, spasms, rigidity, redness and swellings of oral cavity and throat

Contraindications: not to be used during pregnancy, not to be used in patients with sensitive stomach, not to be used in cases without stasis, not to be used long-term

Dosage: 3 to 9 grams

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