Ru Xiang / 乳香 (Frankincense, Gum Olibanum, Mastic)

Item

Title

Ru Xiang / 乳香 (Frankincense, Gum Olibanum, Mastic)

Latin name

Olibanum

Herb Category

Regulate the Blood

Nature of Herb

Warm

Flavor of Herb

Acrid
Bitter

Channels

Heart
Liver
Spleen

Translator's annotation

Unprepared frankincense: Sheng Ru Xiang / 生乳香
Prepared frankincense: Zhi Ru Xiang / 炙乳香

Bibliographic Citation

Bensky, D., Clavey, S. & Stöger, E. (2004). Chinese herbal medicine: Materia medica (3rd ed.). Seattle: Eastland Press. p. 634

SymMap URL

https://www.symmap.org/detail/SMHB00341

Item Type (DCMI Type vocabulary URI)

PhysicalObject

Format of the digital image

image/jpeg

Rights

In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Rights Holder

Photograph courtesy of Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site

Owner of the Collection

State of Oregon

Source (the collection in which this object is found)

Kam Wah Chung Collection

KWC location ID

KWC2007.1.3992
KWC2007.1.3898
KWC2007.1.3936

Item sets

Bulk Herbs

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