Die Da Wan 跌打丸
Trauma Pill

Tradition:


TCM

Source / Author:


Nationwide Collection of TCM Patent Formulas, 1962

Herb Name

Dang 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) **

Latin


Angelica sinensis
Ligusticum chuanxiong
Commiphora myrrha
Daemonorops draco
Eupolyphaga sinensis
Boswellia carterii
Ephedra sinica

Pyritum

Amount






30 grams ea.

60 grams ea.
30 grams


* 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. Signi
ficant 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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