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Life-Clutching Elixir
夺命丹 〔奪命丹〕duó mìng dān
Source: Shāng Kē Bǔ Yào 伤科补要
Ingredients:
- Guī wěi (归尾 Angelicae Sinensis Radicis Extremitas, Chinese angelica [root] tail)
- Táo rén (桃仁 Persicae Semen, peach kernel)
- Xuè jié (血竭 Daemonoropis Resina, dragon's blood)
- Dì biē chóng (地鳖虫 Eupolyphaga seu Steleophaga , ground beetle)
- ér chá (儿茶 Catechu , cutch)
- Rǔ xiāng (乳香 Olibanum , frankincense)
- Mò yào (没药 Myrrha , myrrh)
- Hóng huā (红花 Carthami Flos, carthamus [flower])
- Zì rán tóng (自然铜 Pyritum , pyrite)
- Dà huáng (大黄 Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, rhubarb)
- Zhū shā (朱砂 Cinnabaris , cinnabar)
- Gǔ suì bǔ (骨碎补 Drynariae Rhizoma, drynaria [root])
- Shè xiāng (麝香 Moschus , musk)
Action: Quickens the blood, heals injuries, and relieves pain.
Indication: Amassment of static blood in the bowels and viscera due to knocks and falls.
Category:
Dosage: 1 pill at a time.
Similar: Chái hú xì xīn tāng (柴胡细辛汤 Bupleurum and Asarum Decoction)
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