Ru Xiang - Invigorate Blood and Relieve 
      Pain 
      (HT, LV, SP) - 3-9g  | 
  
	 
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	Ru Xiang - Roo's Young, the young Kangaroos 
      The young kangaroos were SO energetic and would 
      run in circles  causing much pain 
      to the zoo keeper who was never able to relax his 
      sinews. What's worse - he often got swelling 
      bruises and flesh wounds  from handling the 
      Young Roos!.  
       
      When the pregnant (cc: pregnancy) mother was 
      hungry (cc: SP def) she was especially dangerous.
       
      
	      
              English Name: mastic, frankincense, olibanum 
               
		 
              Pharmacuetical Name: Gummi Olibanum 
            
		 Properties: acrid, bitter, warm
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              Explanation of Key Words in this story... | 
         
         
          | SO energetic.... run in circles... painful... 
            relax his sinews | 
           promotes Qi movement; Invigorates blood; 
            relieves pain; relaxes sinews | 
         
         
          | swelling... flesh wounds | 
          reduces swelling; promotes flesh generation | 
         
       
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		       Ru Xiang Actions and Indications
	  
        - Invigorates blood, promotes qi movement, relieves pain; relaxes 
          sinews (chest, stomach, epigastric and abdominal pain due to 
          qi and blood stagnation; pain and swelling due to trauma; amenorrhea 
          or dysmenorrhea due to blood stasis)
 
        - Reduces swelling; promotes flesh generation (skin 
          lesions, ulcerations, use topically as an ointment or powder for chronic 
          non-healing sores, carbuncles, bi syndrome, trauma. Take internally 
          for early stage carbuncles, sores, swelling, boils, intestinal and breast 
          abcesses)
 
        - (cc: pregnancy) 
 
        - (cc: SP deficiency) 
 
       
		Special Notes:
        - Compare Ru Xiang to Mo Yao, which has a very 
          similar function. Ru Xiang is stronger to relax tendons and is often 
          used to treat bi syndrome.
 
		 
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