| Botanical Name | Dracaena cinnabari Balf.f. | Origin | Yemen |
| Family & Genus | Asparagaceae, Dracaena genus | Parts of Plant | Resin |
| Agriculture | Conventional | Manufacturing Method | Direct collection |
| Appearance | Deep red to purplish brittle tears, translucent fracture, crimson powder when ground | Odour | Mild warm balsamic scent with dry earthy hint, stronger when burnt |
| Specific Components | biflavonoid cinnabarone, triflavonoids and dihydrochalcones; metacyclophanes, sterols and trace terpenoid volatiles; anthocyanins responsible for red pigment. | ||
Dragon Blood Resin
Dragon Blood is red resin formed in the xylem of wounded Dracaena cochinchinensis of Asparagaceae. It naturally occurs on limestone mountains in southern Yunnan & Guangxi of China, Vietnam and Laos. This slow-growing tree has scarce wild resources and secretes red defensive resin upon trunk injury, harvested directly or extracted from resin-rich timber. As a precious traditional material, it is applied for activating blood circulation, hemostasis and wound healing in TCM. Nowadays it is widely used in skin-repair cosmetics, natural red pigment, antique incense and botanical extracts.
