Dalbergia, Jiang Xiang
Dalbergia, Rosewood, Jiang Xiang 降香
Indian Rosewood, Sisau Tree
Jiang Xiang (TCM)
Shimshapa, Krishna-shimshapa (Ayurveda)
Seesham (Unani)
Irupoolai (Siddha)
Dalbergia sissoo
Beddome, The flora sylvatica of southern India, vol. 1 (1869-1874)
Dalbergia sissoo
(Photo by Bijay Chaurasia) (Wikimedia)
Botanical name:
Dalbergia odorifera, D. sissoo
Parts used:
Heart wood
The leaves are also used in India
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Pungent, slightly Bitter
Classification:
Uses:
1. Moves Qi and Blood
-Epigastric, Costal or Hypochondriac pain
-Lumbago
-Chest tightness and pain, Angina Pectoris
-in Tibetan Medicine it is used in formulas to harmonise Qi and Blood, and settle Wind
-used in gynecological formulas (Tibetan Medicine)
2. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine:
-Turbid urine, Urinary stones
-Edema of the Limbs (Tibet)
3. Harmonises the Stomach:
-aromatically resolves Damp to relieve Nausea and Vomiting
4. Stops Bleeding:
-Traumatic injury, Sprains, Fractures
-various types of Bleeding
Main Combinations:
1. Pain and Swelling from Trauma, Dalbergia Jiang Xiang with … available in PRO version
2. Chest Pain, Angina Pectoris:
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3. Blood stasis:
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ii. in the Upper Body, Dalbergia Jiang Xiang with … available in PRO version
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iv. from Sporting Injuries, Dalbergia Jiang Xiang with … available in PRO version
v. externally, Dalbergia Jiang Xiang with … available in PRO version
4. To harmonise Qi and Blood, and settle Wind, Dalbergia Jiang Xiang with … available in PRO version
5. Uterine Bleeding, Postpartum Bleeding, Dalbergia Jiang Xiang with … available in PRO version
6. Nausea and Vomiting:
i. Dalbergia Jiang Xiang with … available in PRO version
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7. External Bleeding, apply a powder of Dalbergia Jiang Xiang with … available in PRO version
Cautions:
1. Not used for Bleeding due to Heat
2. Avoid in Yin deficiency with Heat
3. Only used for obstruction of Qi and/or Blood.
CITES listing:
Both the above-named species are listed in CITES as endangered.
