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Dampness Damage Pain-Relieving Plaster
伤湿止痛膏 〔傷濕止痛膏〕 shāng shī zhǐ tòng gāo
Source: Empirical formula
Ingredients
- Rǔ xiāng (乳香 Olibanum , frankincense) 1 kg
- Mò yào (没药 Myrrha , myrrh) 1 kg
- Shēng chuān wū (生川乌 Aconiti Radix Cruda, raw aconite main root) 1 kg
- Shēng cǎo wū (生草乌 Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix Cruda, raw wild aconite [root]) 1 kg
- Mǎ qián zǐ (马钱子 Strychni Semen, nux vomica) 1 kg
- Dīng xiāng (丁香 Caryophylli Flos, clove) 1 kg
- Wǔ jiā pí (五加皮 Acanthopanacis Cortex, acanthopanax [root bark]) 2 kg
- Ròu guì (肉桂 Cinnamomi Cortex, cinnamon bark) 2 kg
- Jī xuě cǎo (积雪草 Centellae Herba, centella) 2 kg
- Jīng jiè (荆芥 Schizonepetae Herba, schizonepeta) 2 kg
- Fáng fēng (防风 Saposhnikoviae Radix, saposhnikovia) 2 kg
- Gǔ suì bǔ (骨碎补 Drynariae Rhizoma, drynaria [root]) 2 kg
- Lǎo guàn cǎo (老鹳草 Erodii seu Geranii Herba, heron’s-bill/cranesbill) 2 kg
- Bái zhǐ (白芷 Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, Dahurian angelica) 3 kg
- Shān nài (山柰 Kaempferiae Rhizoma, kaempferia [root]) 3 kg
- Gān jiāng (干姜 Zingiberis Rhizoma, dried ginger) 3 kg
- Bò hé nǎo (薄荷脑 Mentholum , menthol) 1 kg
- Bīng piàn (冰片 Borneolum , borneol) 1 kg
- Dōng lǜ yóu (冬绿油 Wintergreen Oil , wintergreen oil) 1.5 kg
- Diān qǐ liú jìn gāo (颠茄流浸膏 Daturae Floris Extractum Liquidum, datura flower liquid extract) 1.5 kg
- Fēng xiāng zhī (枫香脂 Liquidambaris Resina, liquidambar) 1.25 kg
- Zhāng nǎo (樟脑 Camphora , camphor) 2 kg
- Xiàng mù pí (橡木皮 Quercus Acutissimae Cortex, oak bark)
Actions: Dispels wind and dampness; quickens the blood and relieves pain.
Indications: Wind-cold-damp impediment (fēng hán shī bì) with pain in the joints and sinews; damage to sinews.
Method: Apply topically.
Rationale: Rǔ xiāng and Mò yào quicken the blood and move stasis. Jīng jiè suì, Fáng fēng, Bái zhǐ, and Xiān hè cǎo dispel wind and disperse cold. The two Fù zǐs, Dīng xiāng, Ròu guì, and Gān jiāng warm and disperse cold-damp. Bīng piàn and Zhāng nǎo are acrid dispersing, mobile and penetrating (shàn cuàn néng zǒu)agents that free the vessels. Mǎ qián zǐ and Yáng jīn huā relieve pain.