Knotty Pine Wood, Pine Nodular Branch
Lignum Pini Tabulaeformis Nodi, Lignum Pini Massonianae Nodi, Ligum Pini Densoflorae Nodi, Lignum Pini Yunnaensis Nodi
Song Jie

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Warm; bitter

Part(s) used

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

1. to dispel wind and dry dampness; 2. to stop pain

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Treatment of: 1. wind-damp obstruction syndrome. pine nodular branch (songjie) is used with herbs that dispel wind and dampness. in acute arthritis with severe pain, pine nodular branch (songjie) is soaked in wine for drinking. 2. external injury pain. pi