Ru+Xiang+(Frankincense)

[[image:ru_xiang.jpg width="156" height="319" align="right"]]Ru Xiang (Frankincence) ["Milk Fragrance"]
Category: Herbs that Invigorate Blood & Remove Blood Stasis (to Stop Pain) Nature : Warm Flavors: Acrid, Bitter Channels: HT, LR, SP

Functions: Promote Blood circulation and **relieve pain**; relieve swelling and **promote tissue regeneration** Indications: 1. Dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, epigastric pain, Bi syndrome, carbuncle pain, and appendicitis due to blood stasis 2. Traumatic injury, unhealed carbuncle ulcer 3. **Abscesses, esp. intestinal**

Dosage: 3-10g.

Contra: **Absence of Blood stasis. Caution w/ Stomach deficiency, during pregnancy.** Misc: Often combined with but more invigorating than Mo Yao