The Efficacy and Functions of Dragon's Blood

Nov 26, 2024 Source: Cainiu Health

Dr. Zhang Xiuhong

Introduction

Under normal circumstances, Xue Jie (Dragon's Blood) has the following effects and functions: hemostasis, promoting blood circulation to relieve pain, resolving blood stasis to reduce swelling, promoting wound healing and tissue regeneration, as well as antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects. Specific contents are as follows: 1. Hemostasis: Xue Jie can enhance the mechanical specificity of platelets and promote platelet aggregation, thereby achieving a hemostatic effect. It has certain therapeutic effects on acute bleeding and traumatic bleeding.

Generally, Xuejie (Dragon's Blood) has various therapeutic effects and functions, including hemostasis, promoting blood circulation to relieve pain, resolving blood stasis to reduce swelling, promoting wound healing, and possessing antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. The specific details are as follows:

1. Hemostasis: Xuejie enhances the mechanical specificity of platelets and promotes platelet aggregation, thereby achieving a hemostatic effect. It is effective in treating certain cases of acute bleeding and traumatic hemorrhage.

2. Promoting Blood Circulation and Relieving Pain: Xuejie is one of the most commonly used drugs in trauma treatment. Internally administered, it can both stop bleeding and promote blood circulation while relieving pain. It is effective for pain caused by blood stasis, such as unilateral body pain, dysmenorrhea in women, postpartum abdominal pain, contusions, sprains, and fractures. Additionally, when appropriately combined with other herbs, Xuejie can also be used to treat precordial pain caused by conditions such as coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, and acute myocardial infarction.

3. Resolving Blood Stasis and Reducing Swelling: Xuejie possesses the function of resolving blood stasis and stopping bleeding, making it suitable for treating traumatic injuries and internal blood stasis symptoms. Whether administered internally or applied externally, it effectively stops bleeding without leaving residual stasis, thereby controlling bleeding and reducing swelling.

4. Promoting Wound Healing: When applied externally as a powder, Xuejie can treat chronic non-healing wounds such as pressure sores, promoting wound healing, facilitating tissue regeneration, reducing pus discharge, and aiding in the recovery of injuries.

5. Antibacterial and Anti-inflammatory Effects: Extracts of Xuejie can effectively inhibit the growth and proliferation of certain bacteria, demonstrating antibacterial properties and offering therapeutic benefits for infectious diseases.

When using Xuejie, it should be appropriately administered according to the patient's specific condition and under the guidance of a physician.

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What Chinese herbal medicine can make the nucleus pulposus smaller?

Currently, there is no evidence that taking any traditional Chinese medicine can shrink the nucleus pulposus. The nucleus pulposus usually cannot be reduced in size through medication. However, patients may use certain traditional Chinese medicines—such as Chuan Shan Long (Dioscorea nipponica), Bu Gu Zhi (Psoralea corylifolia), Xue Jie (Dragon's Blood), Ru Xiang (Frankincense), and Mo Yao (Myrrh)—to help alleviate symptoms caused by nerve compression due to the nucleus pulposus. It is important to note that these medications should only be used under the guidance of a physician and must not be self-administered to avoid potential adverse reactions.