Description
Jie Gu Dan (Bone-Reuniting Elixir), from Traumatology in Chinese Medicine (Zhong Yi Wai Shang Ke Xue).
Actions: Invigorate blood and relieve pain, and reunite the bones
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of injury from falling down with broken sinew and bone fracture, accompanied with local pain and swelling and distention, dysfunction, malformation, abnormal movement or elastic fixation, blue-purple skin with stasis macules
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Xue Jie
as printed: Sanguis Draconis (xue jie) 4.8 g
|
4.8g | 6.73% | — | |
|
Xiong Huang
as printed: Realgar (xiong huang) 12 g
|
12g | 16.81% | — | |
|
Hong Hua
as printed: Flos Carthami (hong hua) 12 g
|
12g | 16.81% | — | |
|
Er Cha
as printed: Catechu (er cha) 0.72 g
|
0.72g | 1.01% | — | |
|
Zhu Sha
as printed: Cinnabaris (zhu sha) 3.6 g
|
3.6g | 5.04% | — | |
|
Ru Xiang
as printed: Olibanum (ru xiang) 3.6 g
|
3.6g | 5.04% | — | |
|
Dang Gui
root tail (wei); as printed: Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui wei) 30 g
|
30g | 42.03% | — | |
|
Mo Yao
as printed: Myrrha (mo yao) 4.2 g
|
4.2g | 5.88% | — | |
|
She Xiang
as printed: Moschus (she xiang) 0.09 g
|
0.09g | 0.13% | — | |
|
Bing Pian
as printed: Borneolum Syntheticum (bing pian) 0.36 g
|
0.36g | 0.5% | — |
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 (+0.74)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cool 7%, neutral 13%, warm 81%.
Taste
- pungent 52%
- sweet 29%
- bitter 15%
- salty 3%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Liver 93%
- Heart 83%
- Spleen 54%
- Lung 18%
- Large intestine 17%
- 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
Grind the ingredients into fine powder, and take in 2–3 g doses, 2 times a day
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