Camphor Wood … Classic Formulas
Xiang Zhang Mu · Lignum Cinnamomi Camphorae
Primary Actions
- Dispels wind-cold and unblocks the channels ... Xiang Zhang Mu is used for cold-type body pain, numbness, and stiff painful limbs.
- Warms the middle and regulates Qi ... traditional use extends to cold abdominal pain, vomiting, or diarrhea from interior cold.
- Moves blood and alleviates pain ... regional practice also uses it for bruising, traumatic soreness, and externally applied warming pain relief.
Classic Formulas
- Warming wood-based external applications for cold painful obstruction ... a familiar regional route.
- Cold-abdominal-pain pairings with warming middle-jiao herbs ... used when cold stagnation is the dominant pattern.
- Trauma and bruising combinations with blood-moving herbs ... especially when cold pain and stagnation overlap.
Classical Text References
- Traditional herb references describe Xiang Zhang Mu as a warm pungent aromatic wood that dispels wind-cold, regulates Qi, and relieves pain.
- Its source lane must stay separate from cassia drugs and from purified camphor products.