Five-Bone Powder

Five-Bone Powder,For falls from horses or carts resulting in wrist fractures, shattered bones, tendon injuries, or contusions accompanied by unrelenting pain.

Formulas Name : Five-Bone Powder

Chinese Name : 五骨散

Drug Formulation

1 liang of crucian carp neck bone, 1 liang of macaque neck bone, 1 liang of tiger neck bone, 1 liang of yellow dog neck bone, 1 liang of wild cat neck bone, half a liang of Aconite (roasted until cracked, with skin and pith removed), and half a liang of Cistanche (soaked in wine overnight, wrinkled skin scraped off, and roasted until dry).

Source

*Shenghui*, Volume 67.

Processing

Finely grind the five types of bones listed above. Soak them in half a sheng of wine and half a sheng of vinegar overnight, then strain. Roast the mixture until it turns yellow. Once cooled, add the two medicinal ingredients and grind them together into a fine powder.

Benefits

For falls from horses or carts resulting in wrist fractures, shattered bones, tendon injuries, or contusions accompanied by unrelenting pain.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with warm wine, at any time. Additionally, make a paste from half a sheng of yellow millet, mix in 8 fen of the powdered medicine until smooth, and apply it to the site of the fracture or tendon injury. The pain will cease immediately.

Five-Bone Powder,*Shenghui*, Volume 67.,For falls from horses or carts resulting in wrist fractures, shattered bones, tendon injuries, or contusions accompanied by unrelenting pain.

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