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The oleo-gum-resin is known for its medicinal properties from ages and has being in use as a medicine in India, China and Far East since a long time. It is acrid, alterative, analgesic, anthelmintic, antiasthmatic, anticoagulant, antioxidant, antiperiodic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, aromatic, bitter, carminative, deobstruent, digestive, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, laxative, nerve stimulant, sedative, stimulant, stomachic and tonic. It is used for simple digestive problems such as wind, bloating, weak digestion, constipation, flatulence and spasmodic affections of the bowels. It is a valuable remedy for hysteria, amenorrhoea, dysmenorrhoea, nervous disorders of women and children. Its volatile oil has components that leave the body via the respiratory system and aid the coughing up of congested mucus. It is also used as an expectorant in chronic bronchitis, whooping coughs, pneumonia and asthma. It also lowers blood pressure and thins the blood.