Chinese name:

Source:

Olibanum - resin

Nature:

• warm (hot, slightly toxic, strong, ascending and descending, pure yang)

Taste:

• pungent, bitter (light, dense, salty)

Tropism:

• heart, liver and spleen (lungs, kidneys)

Direction of action:

• ascending

Effects:

• moves qi and blood, stops pain

Dosage:

• 3 – 9 g, standardly 5 g

Contraindications:

• do not use during pregnancy and if there are no symptoms of stagnation and stasis