Description
Duo Ming Dan (Striving for Life Elixir), from Essentials of Orthopedics and Traumatology (Shang Ke Bu Yao).
Actions: Dispel stasis and release the orifices
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of brain concussion and bone fracture in the initial and middle stages, with history of internal damage of head, swelling with blood stasis, coma, or history of fracture, local stabbing pain, blue swelling with blood stasis, dusky tongue with 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dang Gui
root tail (wei); as printed: Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui wei) 90 g
|
90g | 17.09% | — | |
|
Da Huang
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Rhei (da huang) 90 g
|
90g | 17.09% | — | |
|
Tao Ren
as printed: Semen Persicae (tao ren) 90 g
|
90g | 17.09% | — | |
|
Xue Jie
as printed: Sanguis Draconis (xue jie) 15 g
|
15g | 2.85% | — | |
|
Er Cha
as printed: Catechu (er cha) 15 g
|
15g | 2.85% | — | |
|
Hong Hua
as printed: Flos Carthami (hong hua) 15 g
|
15g | 2.85% | — | |
|
Tu Bie Chong
as printed: Eupolyphaga seu Steleophaga (tu bie chong) 45 g
|
45g | 8.55% | — | |
|
Ru Xiang
as printed: Olibanum (ru xiang) 30 g
|
30g | 5.7% | — | |
|
Mo Yao
as printed: Myrrha (mo yao) 30 g
|
30g | 5.7% | — | |
|
Gu Sui Bu
as printed: Rhizoma Drynariae (gu sui bu) 30 g
|
30g | 5.7% | — | |
|
Zi Ran Tong
as printed: calcined Pyritum (duan zi ran tong) 60 g
|
60g | 11.4% | — | |
|
Zhu Sha
as printed: Cinnabaris (zhu sha) 15 g
|
15g | 2.85% | — | |
|
She Xiang
as printed: Moschus (she xiang) 1.5 g
|
1.5g | 0.28% | — |
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 (-0.25)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 26%, cool 6%, neutral 37%, warm 32%.
Pairs warm and cool. 32% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 31% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Small but decisive: Tu Bie Chong 45g (cold, 9% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 29%
- sweet 21%
- bitter 40%
- salty 10%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Liver 94%
- Heart 57%
- Spleen 46%
- Large intestine 34%
- Lung 23%
- Stomach 17%
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
Mix with thermalized Colla Corii Bovis ( huang ming jiao ) and make into pills, coat with Cinnabaris ( zhu sha ), and take in 1 pill dose with old wine
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Formula family
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