Caesalpinia sappan, Pattanga, Su Mu Caesalpinia sappan, Pattanga, Su Mu 苏木 Sappan WoodPattanga (Ayurveda)Bakam (Unani)Bukam (Arabic)Patangam (Siddha)Su Mu (TCM) Caesalpinia sappanBen Cao Tu Pu, 1644 (Welcome) Caesalpinia sappanM. Blanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875) Fresh sappanwood for sale at the Ereke market, northern Buton Island, Indonesia(Photo by David E Mead, cropped) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Caesalpinia sappan Parts used: Heart wood Temperature & Taste: Neutral/slightly Cool. Sweet, Salty, Pungent Classification: K. Move the Blood Uses: 1. Moves the Blood, Clears Stasis, Eases Pain:-strongly moves the blood, resolves Blood stasis, alleviates swelling and pain-Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea-Uterine Fibroids, Polycystic Ovary (PCOS)-Postpartum Pain-stabbing or fixed pain in the Chest, Abdominal or Lower Abdominal-Fibroid Tumors, Cancer (auxiliary)-pain following Trauma; Sprains, Bruising, Fractures, Hematoma2. Stops Bleeding and Leakage:-Postpartum Bleeding (TCM)-excessive Menstruation (Ayurveda)-Bleeding from the Lungs or Bowels-Diarrhea, Dysentery (Ayurveda)3. Clears Heat from the Blood:-Burning Syndrome (Ayurveda)-swollen sores Dose: Must not be boiled in Iron pots.As in the western tradition, to move the Blood some TCM authors recommended decocting in wine.3–10 grams (API) Substitutes: 1. Red Sandalwood2. Pterocarpus marsupium3. Sappan wood was used as a substitute for Logwood, Haematoxylon campechianum; Logwood can be used for Sappan wood.4. Sappan wood was also used a substitute for Brazil wood, C. braziliensis.…

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