Dragon's blood is red tree resin used to treat cuts and abrasions.
Dragon's blood is a bright red resin that is obtained from the Canary Islands Dragon Tree (Draceano draco). The red resin was used in ancient times as varnish, medicine, and dyes. Due to the belief that it is the blood of the mythical animal, the dragon, it was also used in alchemy and for ritual magic.
Dragon's blood has amazing wound healing properties and is applied externally to cuts and abrasions. It contains the active compounds dimethylcedrusine and taspine which are used to treat viral sores caused by herpes.
