Myrrh is a traditional Chinese medicine, which comes from the dried resin of peridotaceae plant digitalis or Harding. Myrrh tastes pungent, bitter and flat. The effects and functions of myrrh are dispersing blood stasis and calming pain, eliminating swelling and generating muscle. It is used to treat chest pain, epigastric pain, dysmenorrhea, postpartum stasis, symptomatic abdominal pain, rheumatic arthralgia, traumatic injury, carbuncle, swelling and sores, etc. The drug of myrrh, kuxiexin powder, is relatively mild in nature and has the function of dispersing qi stagnation, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and relieving pain. Therefore, it is often used in combination with frankincense to treat chest pain and heartache, epigastric pain, stasis, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, postpartum abdominal pain and other symptoms caused by blocked Qi and blood stasis. It is especially good at treating epigastric pain. In addition, myrrh is also good at promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, reducing swelling and pain, and can regenerate muscles, astringe sores and close the mouth. Therefore, ancient physicians praised it as a special medicine for sores. It is a common drug for treating traumatic injuries, swelling and pain, and swelling and pain of surgical sores. It should be noted that this medicine has pungent fragrance. Pregnant women and those without stasis should use it with caution. At the same time, it is easy to damage the spleen and stomach, affect appetite and cause vomiting. Therefore, people with weak spleen and stomach should use it with caution. It is recommended to use it reasonably under the guidance of doctors.
