Dragon's Blood
Also known as Xue Jie, Daemonoropis Resina, or Draconis Sanguis.
I’ll admit it… I’m a nerd! I love the idea of dragons and
when I learned about this herb I was instantly in love! Not only does it have a
great name but the visual of Dragon’s Blood is beautiful! Dark red, iron-like
and shiny, it’s just amazing!
Dragon’s Blood is actually the resin secretion from
Daemononrops draco. Mature fruit is collected and dried, then put in a basket
with rough sea shells. The basket is shaken so all the resin falls off the
fruit, then it is sifted and wrapped in a cloth bag and boiled until it melts. After
it melts, it is removed from the bag and cooled and often stamped with a gold
mark to identify the product.
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| Dragons blood fruit is used in Chinese medicine to heal skin wounds and stop bleeding. |
You will find Dragon’s Blood (xue jie) in Alpine Herb’s
remedy called Myrrh Liniment. The reason I added this in my recipe is because the
resin generates flesh, assists sores and wounds to heal and stops bleeding. When
combined with Olibanum aka Frankincense (ru xiang) and Myrrha (mo yao) they all
promote movement when blood as stagnated, stop pain, generate flesh, reduce
swelling, and assist the healing of sores.
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| Myrrh Liniment is used for any sprains, strains, brusies and more. |
