Tendon-Relaxing, Bone-Healing, and Pain-Relieving Ointment

Tendon-Relaxing, Bone-Healing, and Pain-Relieving Ointment,For lower back and leg pain, stiffness of tendons and bones, numbness in the limbs, and injuries from falls or blows.

Formulas Name : Tendon-Relaxing, Bone-Healing, and Pain-Relieving Ointment

Chinese Name : 舒筋续骨定痛膏

Drug Formulation

Chuanxiong 3 liang, Xixin 3 liang, Jiangcan 3 liang, Red Peony Root 3 liang, Yuanzhi 3 liang, Prepared Rehmannia Root 3 liang, Kushen 3 liang, Red Ocher 3 liang, Willow Twigs 3 liang, Licorice 3 liang, Forsythia 3 liang, Sanguisorba 3 liang, Pangolin Scale (raw) 3 liang,Gardenia 3 liang, Schizonepeta 3 liang, Fangfeng 3 liang, Sophora Branch 3 liang, Wuyao 3 liang, Akebia 3 liang, Elm Branch 3 liang, Peach Branch 3 liang, Tangerine Peel 3 liang, Tianma 3 liang, Sichuan Melia Fruit 3 liang, Achyranthes 3 liang, Dipsacus 3 liang, Raw Aconite 3 liang,Da Feng Zi 3 liang, Shou Wu 3 liang, Dang Gui 3 liang, Ku Lian Pi 3 liang, Da Huang 3 liang, Du Zhong 3 liang, Sang Zhi 3 liang, Qiang Huo 3 liang, Ma Huang 3 liang, Sheng Di 3 liang, Cang Er Zi 3 liang, Bai Zhi 3 liang, Zhi Ke 3 liang, Cang Zhu 3 liang,Tribulus terrestris 3 liang, Acanthopanax bark 3 liang, Ligusticum root 3 liang, Sichuan Aconite (raw) 3 liang, White Lonicera 3 liang, Clematis root 3 liang, Angelica pubescens 3 liang, Green Wind Vine 3 liang, Sea Wind Vine 3 liang, Ground Wind 3 liang,Black-striped Snake 3 liang, Thousand-Year-Old Jian 3 liang, Mulberry Parasite 3 liang, Bone-Seeking Wind 3 liang, Old Stork Grass 3 liang, Pine Knots 3 liang, Bone-Penetrating Grass 3 liang, Sliced Turmeric 3 liang, Bone-Mending Herb 3 liang, Fennel 3 liang, Wood Apple 3 liang, Sea-Tong Bark 3 liang, Star Anise 3 liang, Centipede 6 liang 2 qian.

Source

*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.

Processing

Crush the above herbs as appropriate. For every 48 liang of herbs, use 240 liang of sesame oil to deep-fry until charred; remove the residue and filter. Refine the oil until a drop forms a bead. Add 100 liang of realgar and stir evenly to form a paste. Remove the paste and soak it in cold water to neutralize the fire toxicity, then reheat to melt it. Prepare a separate mixture of fine ingredients: for every 400 liang of ointment oil, add 1 qian 5 fen of musk, 4 qian of suhe oil, 4 qian 5 fen of camphor,frankincense, myrrh, dragon’s blood, and cloves—each 3 liang 2 qian 5 fen. Grind all ingredients into a fine powder, mix thoroughly, and spread onto the plaster. Each large plaster contains 6 qian of oil, and each medium-sized plaster contains 4 qian of oil; finish with a glossy coating.

Benefits

For lower back and leg pain, stiffness of tendons and bones, numbness in the limbs, and injuries from falls or blows.

Instructions for Use

Melt over low heat until liquefied, then apply to the affected area.

Note

Not to be used by pregnant women.

Tendon-Relaxing, Bone-Healing, and Pain-Relieving Ointment,*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.,For lower back and leg pain, stiffness of tendons and bones, numbness in the limbs, and injuries from falls or blows.

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