Effect:
analgesic, astringent, antiseptic, hemostatic, pain relieving, anti-inflammatory
Areas of application:
Stomach problems, binds free radicals, wounds, diarrhea, gastrointestinal inflammation, ulcers, respiratory infections, colon inflammation
Plant parts used:
Bark, resin
Collection time:
at any time
To find:
On Socotra, a group of islands east of Somalia, at altitudes between 300 and 1500 meters, where the plants prefer to grow on soil containing limestone.
Ingredients:
Proanthocyanidins, terpenes, tannins (tannins), catechins, dimethylcedrusine, alkaloid taspin
Other:
The red-brown to brown-red dragon's blood, a natural resin, is used to dye wool. It is used to make glue and is used to decorate ceramics and houses.
The so-called dragon's blood can be used as incense.
Today the dragon's blood is not only used by the dragon blood tree but also by a palm genus Daemonorops that comes from Asia, a plant from the tropics Croton, and by a tree from mainly Asia and Africa the Pterocarpus.