Description
Wai Fu Jie Gu San (Bone-Reuniting Powder for External Applyment), from Teaching Materials of TCM Orthopedics and Traumatology (Zhong Yi Shang Ke Xue Jiang Yi).
Actions: Relieve swelling and pain, and reunion of fractured tendons and bones. Indicated for the treatment of closed fracture, dislocation, sprain, and contusion, with local swelling and distention and pain, limited motor function, malformation, abnormal movement, or elastic fixation, blue-purple skin with stasis macules but no damage to skin
Indications: For displacement fracture, first reset and fix, then apply this formula. And it is not suitable for applying on the damaged skin of the affected area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gu Sui Bu
as printed: Rhizoma Drynariae (gu sui bu)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Xue Jie
as printed: Sanguis Draconis (xue jie)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Peng Sha
as printed: Borax (peng sha)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Ru Xiang
as printed: Olibanum (ru xiang)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Mo Yao
as printed: Myrrha (mo yao)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Xu Duan
as printed: Radix Dipsaci (xu duan)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Zi Ran Tong
as printed: Pyritum (zi ran tong)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Da Huang
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Rhei (da huang)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Tu Bie Chong
as printed: Eupolyphaga seu Steleophaga (tu bie chong)
|
g | — | — |
Preparation
Grind the ingredients into fine powder, mix with Mel ( feng mi ), and apply on the affected area
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