Chinese Eaglewood Wood

Overview

Aliases

Mi Xiang, Zhan Xiang, Chen Shui Xiang, Qi Nan Xiang, Qi Li, Jia Yong Xiang

Nature and Flavor

Warm; Pungent, Bitter

What's Inside

Ingredients

This drug mainly contains volatile oil, whose principal components are agarol, benzylacetone, p-methoxybenzylacetone, etc. It also contains hydrocinnamic acid, p-methoxyhydrocinnamic acid and chromone derivatives, etc.

Therapeutic Effects

This drug inhibits the movement of isolated rabbit small intestine. The decoction of Chen Xiang inhibits Mycobacterium tuberculosis hominis and has a fairly strong inhibitory effect on Salmonella typhi and Shigella flexneri. The volatile oil promotes the secretion of digestive juices and bile, etc.

Precautions

No precautions information available

NOTE: THE INFORMATION PROVIDE IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED AS MEDICAL ADVICE.