In ancient China, little or no distinction was made among the types of dragon's blood from the different species. The resin of Dracaena species, "true" dragon's blood, and the very poisonous mineral cinnabar (mercury sulfide) were often confused by the ancient Romans. Some medieval encyclopedias claimed its source as the literal blood of elephants and dragons who had perished in mortal combat. Name and source Dracaena draco leaves showing dragon's blood pigment at the baseĪ great degree of confusion existed for the ancients in regard to the source and identity of dragon's blood.
The red resin has been in continuous use since ancient times as varnish, medicine, incense, pigment, and dye. (previously Daemonorops) also including Calamus rotang, Croton, Dracaena and Pterocarpus. Dragon's blood, powdered pigment or apothecary's grade and roughly crushed incense, extracted from Calamus dracoĭragon's blood is a bright red resin which is obtained from different species of a number of distinct plant genera: Calamus spp.
For other uses, see Dragon's blood (disambiguation).
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