Dragon's Blood Tree on the island of Socotra in Yemen

According to legend, dragon's blood tree was born from blood shed in a battle between an elephant and a dragon. It is related to lilies and tulips. It used to carpet the earth from Russia to Morocco.


索科特拉岛龙血树
根据传说，龙血树从一头大象和一条龙的战斗中流出的血液中生成。该植物的远古先祖其实是百合和郁金香。在古代它遍布从俄罗斯至摩洛哥的广大疆域。
索科特拉龙血树果实渗出的深红色树脂，称为血竭，可作染料，香料及药物。作为一种中药，血竭多以粉末状食用或涂抹在伤口上，有活血散瘀，定痛，止血生肌的功效。
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