Die Da Wan 跌打丸
Trauma Pill
TCM
Nationwide Collection of TCM Patent Formulas, 1962
* Frankincense and Myrrh are stir-fried with Vinegar
** Pyrite should be processed into powder
Powder and form Honey pills
Moves the Blood, clears Stasis, reduce Swelling and eases Pain
1. Traumatic injury; Sprain, Strain
2. Bruising
3. Pain of a fixed, stabbing nature
4. Hematoma
5. Dislocation
6. Fracture
3–6 grams, twice daily, with wine or warm water
Not used during Pregnancy
1. It can be enhanced by adding Safflower and Peach kernel
2. Blood clumping, marked Blood stasis, add Rhubarb
3. Headache from Blood stagnation, increase the dose of Chuan Xiong
4. Significant pain, add Corydalis Yan Hu Suo
Addendum:
A more compound version from the Chinese Pharmacopeia:
Notoginseng San Qi 64 grams
Angelica Dang Gui 32 grams
Paeonia Bai Shao 48 grams
Paeonia Chi Shao 64 grams
Persica Semen Tao Ren 32 grams
Carthamus Hong Hua 48 grams
Sanguis Dragonis Xue Jie 48 grams
Siphonostegia Bei Liu Ji Nu 32 grams
Drynaria Gu Sui Bu (scalded) 32 grams
Dipsacus Xu Duan 32 grams
Lignum Sappan Su Mu 48 grams
Paeonia Moutan Mu Dan Pi 32 grams
Olibanum Ru Xiang (processed) 48 grams
Myrrha Mo Yao (processed) 48 grams
Curcuma Jiang Huang 24 grams
Sparganium San Leng (vinegar prep.) 48 grams
Saposhnikovia Fang Feng 32 grams
Semen Cucumis 32 grams
Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi (stir-fried) 32 grams
Platycodum Jie Geng 32 grams
Licorice (Gan Cao) 48 grams
Akebiae Mu Tong 32 grams
Pyritum Zi Ran Tong (calcined) 32 grams
Eupolyphaga seu Steleophaga Tu Bie Chong 32 grams
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Trauma Pill
Tradition:
TCM
Source / Author:
Nationwide Collection of TCM Patent Formulas, 1962
Herb NameDang Gui (Chinese Angelica)Chuan Xiong (Sichuan Lovage) Mo Yao (Myrrh) * Xue Jie (Dragons Blood) Tu Bie Chong (Eupolyphaga) Ru Xiang (Frankincense) * Ma Huang (Ephedra) Zi Ran Tong (Pyrite, prepared) ** |
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* Frankincense and Myrrh are stir-fried with Vinegar
** Pyrite should be processed into powder
Preparation:
Powder and form Honey pills
Function:
Moves the Blood, clears Stasis, reduce Swelling and eases Pain
Use:
1. Traumatic injury; Sprain, Strain
2. Bruising
3. Pain of a fixed, stabbing nature
4. Hematoma
5. Dislocation
6. Fracture
Dose:
3–6 grams, twice daily, with wine or warm water
Cautions:
Not used during Pregnancy
Modifications:
1. It can be enhanced by adding Safflower and Peach kernel
2. Blood clumping, marked Blood stasis, add Rhubarb
3. Headache from Blood stagnation, increase the dose of Chuan Xiong
4. Significant pain, add Corydalis Yan Hu Suo
Addendum:
A more compound version from the Chinese Pharmacopeia:
Notoginseng San Qi 64 grams
Angelica Dang Gui 32 grams
Paeonia Bai Shao 48 grams
Paeonia Chi Shao 64 grams
Persica Semen Tao Ren 32 grams
Carthamus Hong Hua 48 grams
Sanguis Dragonis Xue Jie 48 grams
Siphonostegia Bei Liu Ji Nu 32 grams
Drynaria Gu Sui Bu (scalded) 32 grams
Dipsacus Xu Duan 32 grams
Lignum Sappan Su Mu 48 grams
Paeonia Moutan Mu Dan Pi 32 grams
Olibanum Ru Xiang (processed) 48 grams
Myrrha Mo Yao (processed) 48 grams
Curcuma Jiang Huang 24 grams
Sparganium San Leng (vinegar prep.) 48 grams
Saposhnikovia Fang Feng 32 grams
Semen Cucumis 32 grams
Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi (stir-fried) 32 grams
Platycodum Jie Geng 32 grams
Licorice (Gan Cao) 48 grams
Akebiae Mu Tong 32 grams
Pyritum Zi Ran Tong (calcined) 32 grams
Eupolyphaga seu Steleophaga Tu Bie Chong 32 grams
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