Description
Die Da Gao (Plaster for Injury from Fall), from Teaching Materials of TCM Orthopedics and Traumatology (Zhong Yi Shang Ke Xue Jiang Yi).
Actions: Invigorate blood and dispel stasis, and relieve swelling and pain. Indicated for the treatment of bone fracture with sinew injury, swelling and distension and pain due to injury from fall, accompanied by local stasis swelling, dark tongue with stasis macules, thin and white coating, and choppy pulse
Indications: Its use is prohibited in pregnant women or patients with weak constitution
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 861–873.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ru Xiang
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder/plaster preparation), not a single dose; as printed: Olibanum (ru xiang) 150 g
|
150g | 0.45% | — | |
|
Mo Yao
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder/plaster preparation), not a single dose; as printed: Myrrha (mo yao) 150 g
|
150g | 0.45% | — | |
|
Xue Jie
as printed: Sanguis Draconis (xue jie) 90 g
|
90g | 0.27% | — | |
|
Bing Pian
as printed: Borneolum Syntheticum (bing pian) 90 g
|
90g | 0.27% | — | |
|
Zhang Nao
as printed: Camphora (zhang nao) 90 g
|
90g | 0.27% | — | |
|
Ma You
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder/plaster preparation), not a single dose; as printed: Oleum Sesami (ma you) 10,000 g
|
10000g | 30.24% | — | |
|
San Qi
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder/plaster preparation), not a single dose; as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Notoginseng (san qi) 17,500 g
|
17500g | 52.92% | — | |
|
Qian Dan
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder/plaster preparation), not a single dose; as printed: Minium (qian dan) 5000 g
|
5000g | 15.12% | — |
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 neutral (+0.08)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cool 46%, neutral 1%, warm 53%, hot 0%.
Pairs warm and cool. 54% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 46% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Small but decisive: Zhang Nao 90g (hot, 0% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 8%
- sweet 57%
- bitter 27%
- salty 8%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Liver 69%
- Stomach 53%
- Large intestine 30%
- Heart 17%
- Spleen 17%
- Lung 0%
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
Make into ointment, bake for a while, and paste on the affected area, once a day
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