Blood-Activating Analgesics
Mo Yao (Myrrh): Actions, Dose and Cautions
Naming
Mo Yao (Myrrh)——Yao Xing Lun (Treatise on Herb Property)
The Processing of Myrrh
Origin
The exudation of factice resin from skin areas of bush or tree Commiphora myrrha Engl. of family Bruseraceae and plants of the same family.
Location
Somalia, Ethiopia and India.
Harvest
Collected from November to next February.
The actual smell and taste
Densely fragrant, bitter and light pungent taste.
Best quality
Big, brown red, translucent, slightly sticky, dense and long-term fragrance, purified.
Processing
Unprocessed or processed.
The Effect of Myrrh
Property
Pungent, bitter, neutral, heart, liver and spleen meridians entered.
Actions
Activate blood and alleviate pain, resolve swelling and promote tissue regeneration.
Indications
The actions and indications are similar to those of Ru Xiang. It is reinforced by the combination with Ru Xiang for traumatic injuries, pain due to stagnation and stasis, abscess, deep rooted carbuncle, swelling and pain, ulcerated sore and abscess not healed for a long time and all the pain due to stagnation and stasis.
Dosage and Administrations
As same as Ru Xiang.
Cautions
As same as Ru Xiang.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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