Tambac

Tambac
Name
Tambac
Latin Pharmaceutical Name
Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum
Chinese Name
沉香
Category
Stems and woods

TambacMore Info

Production Regions
Primarily produced in the Chinese provinces of Guangzhou, Hainan, Guangxi, Fujian, Taiwan.
Macroscopic Features
Irregular lumps, flakes or helmet-shaped, sometimes little fragments. Relatively firm texture; aromatic odor; taste bitter. When burned, it produces thick smoke and an intense fragrance, and a black oily substance seeps out.
Quality Requirements
Superior medicinal material is heavy, brownish-black, oily and lustrous; when burned, oil seeps out and the aroma is potent.
Properties
Acrid, bitter; slightly warm.
Functions
Moves qi and relieves pain, warms the center and stops vomiting, promotes qi absorption and calms panting. Apply to chest and abdominal swelling pain, gastric cold and vomiting and hiccoughs, deficiency of kidney and inability to breathe due to adverse rising of qi.
Origin
The resinous wood of Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.) Gilg (Thymelaeaceae). Harvested year-round; the resinous wood is cut out and the non-resinous portion is removed, and then dried in the dark.

TambacHerbs in the formula

Storax Pill

Storax Pill

Action:Aromatically opens the orifices, moves qi and relieves pain.
Indication:Su He Xiang Wan is indicated for cold blockage. The symptoms are sudden fainting and locked jaw, unconsciousness, a white tongue coating, and a slow pulse. It is also indicated for sudden pain in the heart and abdomen as well as syncope due to cold blockage.
Phlegm-Removing Pill

Phlegm-Removing Pill

Action:Drains heat and expels phlegm.
Indication:Gun Tan Wan is used to treat patterns of excess heat and obstinate phlegm. Such patterns manifest many symptoms including mania and palpitations due to fright, severe palpitations and fainting, coughing and panting while expectorating thick phlegm, vertigo and tinnitus, nodules around the neck, wriggling of the mouth and eyes, insomnia or strange dreams, sudden pain of the joints, vexation and stuffiness due to sighing and choking, and constipation. The tongue coating is yellow and thick and the pulse is slippery, rapid and powerful.
Liver-Warming Decoction

Liver-Warming Decoction

Action:Warms and supplements the liver and kidney, moves qi and relieves pain.
Indication: Nuan Gan Jian is indicated for patterns of liver and kidney insufficiency with cold coagulation in the liver channel. Symptoms include cold pain in the testis, lower abdominal pain, fear of cold, and a preference for warmth. The tongue is pale with a white coating, and the pulse is deep and slow.
Purple Snow Elixir

Purple Snow Elixir

Action:Clears heat and opens the orifices, extinguishes wind and arrests convulsion.
Indication:Zi Xue Dan is indicated for heat invading the pericardium and excessive heat generating wind. The symptoms are high fever, vexation and agitation, unconsciousness and delirium, convulsion, syncope, thirst, drinking a lot, scorched lips, dry tooth, dark urine, and constipation. The tongue is crimson with a dry, yellow coating, and a wiry, forceful pulse. Zi Xue Dan is also indicated for infantile convulsion due to excessive heat.
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