Su Mu
| Su Mu in TCM:Explore the properties of Su Mu according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: sappan wood
Pharmaceutical Name: Lignum Sappan
Properties: sweet, salty, slightly acrid, neutral
Temperature: neutral
Channels: HT, LV
Flavors: sweet, salty, pungent
Special Properties:
circulates blood, reduces swelling
Actions / Indications:
- Invigorates Blood; relieves stasis; reduces swelling; alleviates
pain (enters blood level to help with traumatic injuries, fractures,
contusions, sprains; also for post-partum abdominal pain, dysmennorhea,
amenorrhea: internal or external use)
- (cc: pregnancy contraindicated)
Special Notes:
- Pharmacologically Su Mu is an anti-inflammatory, cardiovascular, CNS suppressant, antineoplastic, and antibiotic.
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