Table 1 Dragon blood-producing plants used in traditional Chinese medicine
From: Hypoglycemic effects of dracorhodin and dragon blood crude extract from Daemonorops draco
Plant family | Plant species | Origin | History used in TCM |
|---|---|---|---|
Asparagaceae | Dracaena cinnabari | Socotra Island, Yemen | Import into China via silk road after Tang Dynasty between AD 651 and AD 798. Silk road was closed until the 15th Century. Import was suspended. |
Dracaena cochinchinensis | Yunnan Province, China | Discovered in China after AD 1972 for the demand of treating wounds after the Vietnam war. | |
Arecaceae | Daemonorops draco | Indonesia and Malaysia | Import into China via sea transportation after Ming Dynasty, between AD 1368 and AD 1644 until now. |