What Is Dragon's Blood????
Do you have any idea what dragon’s blood is? I’m not talking about the blood of a mythical creature, but rather the blood-red resin of a tree that has been known to heal wounds, stop bleeding and may even improve some gastrointestinal health problems such as ulcers.
Dragon’s blood is a red plant resin from the fruit of several variety of the dragon tree.
Dragon trees, especially the dragon tree Dracaena draco from the Canary Islands, can be over 60 feet tall and over 20 feet wide. Other varieties of dragon trees that contain dragon’s blood include Croton draco of Mexico and Croton lechleri of Peru and Ecuador.
Dragon’s blood is a substance that is often used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. The main chemical components of dragon’s blood are flavonoids, phenols, steroides and terpenoids.
History & Interesting Facts
Spanish explorer and naturalist, P. Bernabe Cobo, recorded the use of sangre de grado (Spanish for “blood of the dragon”) after he saw indigenous tribes all over Mexico, Peru and Ecuador using the sap of the dragon tree in the 1600s. To this day, resin and bark from the Croton lechleri (a type of dragon tree) are used in traditional medicine in South America
There are many other names for dragon’s blood including: Calamus draco, Daemonorops draco, Draconis Resina, Dracorubin, Dragon’s-blood Palm, Dragonnier, Dragonnier des Canaries, Palmier Sang-Dragon, Sang-Dragon, Sang de Dragon, Sang du Dragon, Sangre de Drago, Sanguis Draconis, and Xue Jie.
5 Health Benefits of Dragon’s Blood
1. Wound Healing - researchers believe the presence of phenolic compounds such as proanthocyanidins and catechin, as well as the alkaloid taspoine, are the main components that make this plant resin able to improve wound healing.
2. Antibacterial Abilities - The researchers tested three dragon blood extracts for their potential ability to kill a variety of food borne pathogens such as E. coli and Salmonella enteritidis. The study found that the CH2Cl2 extract “exhibited good inhibitory activity against bacterial and fungal food pathogens.” Overall, dragon’s blood resin may in fact be a potential food preservative
3. Anti-Diarrheal Properties - It significantly inhibited small intestinal transit and seems as though it has potential to control some cases of diarrhea.
4. Possible Ulcer Remedy - Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences isolated 22 compounds from Dracaena cochinchinensis, one of several sources of the red resin known as dragon’s blood. Out of the 22, they found that two were particularly effective at killing Helicobacter pylori which is the bacteria known to cause peptic ulcers.
5. Anti-Aging Skin Care - Many beauty lines (both natural and conventional) have already been including dragon’s blood in their formulations for its anti-aging, anti-inflammatory, protective and rejuvenating effects.
How to Use Dragon’s Blood
Dragon’s blood is available as a supplement in various forms including liquid tincture and capsules. As always, it’s important to buy high-quality products from reputable companies. What about dragon’s blood oil or dragon’s blood essential oil? Finding USDA certified organic dragon blood oils are not easy to find, but I don’t recommend ever settling for impure.
There is currently no established dose range for dragon’s blood. An appropriate dose of dragon’s blood depends on several factors including the user’s age and health status. Always read product labels carefully and consult a health care professional if you have any questions.
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