Dracaena cochinchinensis

Botanical Description

Dracaena cochinchinensis is an evergreen, multi-branched, tree-like plant growing 5 - 15 metres tall with boles that can be 1 metre in diameter[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 1754 Title A Systematic Review of the Botanical, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Profile of Dracaena cochinchinensis, a Plant Publication Molecules 2014, 19 , 10650-10669; doi:10.3390/molecules190710650 Author Jia-Yi Fan et al Website http://10.3390/molecules190710650 Publisher Year 2014 ISBN 1420-3049 Description ]. A resin obtained from the tree is often used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it is known as 'Dragon's Blood' or 'xue jie'[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 1753 Title Evaluation of the Wound Healing Potential of Resina Draconis (Dracaena cochinchinensis) in Animal Models Publication Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Volume 2013, Article ID 709865, 10 pages Author Huihui Liu, Shaohui Lin et al Website http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/709865 Publisher Hindawi Publishing Corporation Year 2013 ISBN Description ]. The collection of the resin from this tree, together with habitat destruction, has made this plant a vulnerable species in China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].