Dragon’s Blood
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Dragon’s Blood
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Dragon’s blood is a red resin obtained from the sap of several species of plants that is used as a varnish, paint pigment, and dye, but also as a traditional medicine, used topically as an astringent and orally as treatment for diarrhea and digestive diseases. Therapy with dragon’s blood has not been linked to elevations in serum enzymes or to instances of clinically apparent liver injury.
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