Description
Shu Jin Zhi Tong Shui (Sinews- Relaxing Pain-Relieving Liquid), from Lin Ru-gao’s Experience on Bonesetting (Lin Ru Gao Zheng Gu Jing Yan).
Actions: Dispel wind and relieve pain and relax the sinews. Invigorate blood. Indicated for the treatment of injury from fall with local swelling and pain, with history of wound, local swelling and pain, stasis swelling with dark skin color, thin and white coating, and choppy pulse
Indications: Its use is prohibited in pregnant women or patients with weak constitution. It should be stored in a shady place for later use
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
San Leng
as printed: Rhizoma Sparganii (san leng) 18 g
|
18g | 11.54% | — | |
|
Dang Gui
root tail (wei); as printed: Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui wei) 18 g
|
18g | 11.54% | — | |
|
San Qi
dose printed as powder 18 g; as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Notoginseng (san qi) powder 18 g
|
g | — | — | |
|
Hong Hua
as printed: Flos Carthami (hong hua) 30 g
|
30g | 19.23% | — | |
|
Zhang Nao
as printed: Camphora (zhang nao) 30 g
|
30g | 19.23% | — | |
|
Cao Wu
as printed: raw Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii (sheng cao wu) 12 g
|
12g | 7.69% | — | |
|
Mu Gua
as printed: Fructus Chaenomelis (mu gua) 12 g
|
12g | 7.69% | — | |
|
Chuan Wu
as printed: raw Radix Aconiti (sheng chuan wu) 12 g
|
12g | 7.69% | — | |
|
Wu Jia Pi
as printed: Cortex Acanthopanacis (wu jia pi) 12 g
|
12g | 7.69% | — | |
|
Niu Xi
Huai (Henan) Niu Xi; as printed: Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae (huai niu xi) 12 g
|
12g | 7.69% | — |
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 warm (+1.15)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: neutral 19%, warm 46%, hot 35%.
Small but decisive: Cao Wu 12g (hot, 8% of the grams), Chuan Wu 12g (hot, 8% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 62%
- sweet 8%
- sour 10%
- bitter 20%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Liver 81%
- Spleen 65%
- Heart 65%
- Kidney 23%
- Lung 19%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
1 herb without a dose in grams, so left out of every figure above: San Qi.
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
Soak the ingredients into 70% of alcohol 1500 mL or kaoliang liquor 1000 mL, and apply it on the affected area with this lotion, 2–3 times a day
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