Description
Bu Jin Wan (Sinew-Supplementing Pill), from Golden Mirror of the Medical Tradition (Yi Zong Jin Jian).
Actions: Invigorate blood and dispel stasis, relax the sinews, and relieve pain
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of injury from fall, sudden sprain, and contusion, with muscular spasm, wrenched tendons, dislocation, blue swelling and pain, dusky tongue with stasis macules, thin and white coating, and choppy pulse
Category: Formulas That Invigorate Blood and Dispel Stasis.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 692–700.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
She Chuang Zi
as printed: Fructus Cnidii (she chuang zi) 30 g
|
30g | 6.94% | — | |
|
Wu Jia Pi
as printed: Cortex Acanthopanacis (wu jia pi) 30 g
|
30g | 6.94% | — | |
|
Chen Xiang
as printed: Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum (chen xiang) 30 g
|
30g | 6.94% | — | |
|
Ding Xiang
as printed: Flos Caryophylli (ding xiang) 30 g
|
30g | 6.94% | — | |
|
Chuan Niu Xi
as printed: Radix Cyathulae (chuan niu xi) 30 g
|
30g | 6.94% | — | |
|
Fu Ling
as printed: Poria from Yunnan of China (yun ling) 30 g
|
30g | 6.94% | — | |
|
Lian Xu
as printed: Stamen Nelumbinis (lian xu) 30 g
|
30g | 6.94% | — | |
|
Tu Si Zi
as printed: Semen Cuscutae (tu si zi) 30 g
|
30g | 6.94% | — | |
|
Rou Cong Rong
as printed: Herba Cistanches (rou cong rong) 30 g
|
30g | 6.94% | — | |
|
Mu Dan Pi
as printed: Cortex Moutan (mu dan pi) 30 g
|
30g | 6.94% | — | |
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui) 30 g
|
30g | 6.94% | — | |
|
Shu Di Huang
as printed: Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata (shu di huang) 30 g
|
30g | 6.94% | — | |
|
Mu Gua
as printed: Fructus Chaenomelis (mu gua) 30 g
|
30g | 6.94% | — | |
|
Shan Yao
as printed: Rhizoma Dioscoreae (huai shan yao) 24 g
|
24g | 5.56% | — | |
|
Ren Shen
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng (ren shen) 9 g
|
9g | 2.08% | — | |
|
Mu Xiang
as printed: Radix Aucklandiae (guang mu xiang) 9 g
|
9g | 2.08% | — |
Energetics dose-weighted
The formula's overall nature, taste balance and channel reach, weighted by each herb's dose. Classical formulas often pair warm and cool herbs on purpose, so a net figure summarises the mix — it doesn't describe every herb in it.
Nature
Net slightly warm (+0.53)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cool 7%, neutral 33%, warm 60%.
Taste
- pungent 29%
- sweet 38%
- sour 7%
- bitter 19%
- salty 4%
- bland 4%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Kidney 84%
- Spleen 58%
- Liver 49%
- Heart 30%
- Lung 22%
- Stomach 16%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
Dose-weighted from each herb's recorded nature, taste and channels (missing values are left out, never counted as neutral). It describes the composition — it is not a recommendation.
Preparation
Grind the ingredients into powder, mix with honey, make into pills, 9 g each pill, and take in one pill dose with medicine wine
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