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Source: Empirical formula

Ingredients:

• Táo rén (桃仁 Persicae Semen, peach kernel) 60g
• Hóng huā (红花 Carthami Flos, carthamus [flower]) 60g
• Sān léng (三棱 Sparganii Rhizoma, sparganium [root]) 60g
• é zhú (莪朮 Curcumae Rhizoma, curcuma rhizome) 60g
• Xuè yú tàn (血余炭 Crinis Carbonisatus, charred hair) 60g
• Chì sháo (赤芍 Paeoniae Radix Rubra, red peony [root]) 60g
• Dāng guī (当归 Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Chinese angelica) 60g
• Má huáng (麻黄 Ephedrae Herba, ephedra) 60g
• Guì zhī (桂枝 Cinnamomi Ramulus, cinnamon twig) 60g
• Qiāng huó (羌活 Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, notopterygium [root]) 60g
• Dú huó (独活 Angelicae Pubescentis Radix, pubescent angelica) 60g
• Qín jiāo (秦艽 Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix, large gentian [root]) 60g
• Fáng fēng (防风 Saposhnikoviae Radix, saposhnikovia) 60g
• Wēi líng xiān (威灵仙 Clematidis Radix, clematis [root]) 60g
• Jiāng cán (僵蚕 Bombyx Batryticatus , silkworm) 60g
• 全虫 60g
• Bái zhǐ (白芷 Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, Dahurian angelica) 60g
• 良姜 60g
• Fù zǐ (附子 Aconiti Radix Lateralis Praeparata, aconite [accessory root]) 60g
• Chuān wū (川乌 Aconiti Radix, aconite main root) 60g
• Cǎo wū (草乌 Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix, wild aconite [root]) 60g
• Dà huáng (大黄 Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, rhubarb) 60g
• Shān zhī (山栀 Gardeniae Fructus, gardenia [fruit]) 60g
• Wǔ jiā pí (五加皮 Acanthopanacis Cortex, acanthopanax [root bark]) 60g
• Shēng dì huáng (生地黄 Rehmanniae Radix Exsiccata seu Recens, dried/fresh rehmannia [root]) 120g
• Xiāng fù (香附 Cyperi Rhizoma, cyperus [rhizome]) 120g
• Wū yào (乌药 Linderae Radix, lindera [root]) 120g
• Ròu guì fěn (肉桂粉 Cinnamomi Cortex Pulveratus, powdered cinnamon [bark]) 15g
• 苏合油 15g
• 黄丹 1.8g
• Má yóu (麻油 Sesami Oleum, sesame oil) 7.5 kg

Action: Quicken the blood and moves stasis; disperses cold and frees the network vessels.

Indication: Injury from knocks and falls, wrenched lumbus due to carrying heavy weights, pain in the sinew and bone, qì pain in the chest and abdomen, cold distension and pain in the abdomen.

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Method: Slow boil to a paste in the sesame oil. Apply topically.

Rationale: The agents in this formula are divided into three groups: 1) Blood-quickening and stasis-moving agents: Táo rén, Hóng huā, Sān léng, é zhú, Chì sháo, Dāng guī, Dà huáng, and xueyutan. 2) Cold-dispersing and pain relieving agents: Fù zǐ, main Fù zǐ tuber, Cǎo wū, Ròu guì, Gāo liáng jiāng, and Wū yào. 3) Agents that free the channel and network vessels: Ròu guì and twig, Qiāng huó, Dú huó, Qín jiāo, Wēi líng xiān, Bái zhǐ, Wǔ jiā pí, Jiāng cán, Sū hé xiāng, and Quán xiē. In addition, Shēng dì huáng nourishes the blood, while Qiān dān resolves toxin and engenders flesh.

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