Witnessed by: TCM
Dalbergia (Dalbergia odorifera), of the Fabaceae family. Tropical hardwood tree; native range: Hainan and southern China. Globally recognized as jiang xiang (降香) in Chinese, and fragrant rosewood in English. The part used is heartwood (resin-rich). Dense purple-brown wood, oily to the touch, richly aromatic when cut or burned.
In this cross-tradition database, we analyze how this substance operates across world medicine systems — tracking its traditional tastes, temperatures, tissue affinities, post-digestive effects, and planetary correspondences across Ayurveda, Unani, and Western herbalism.
DALBERGIA
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- dalbergia
- Scientific name
- Dalbergia odorifera T.C.Chen
- Family
- Fabaceae
Form
- Part used
- heartwood (resin-rich)
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- TCM
- pungent (aromatic)
Temperature
- TCM
- warm
Affinity
where in the body it travels
Organs / channels
- TCM
- Liver · Spleen
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- TCM
- invigorates blood, dispels stasis, stops bleeding, directs qi downward, relieves pain
Cautions
- Contraindications
- caution in yin deficiency with heat and in bleeding from heat
- Toxicity
- none of note
- Sourcing status
- cites-ii
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