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Bone-Strengthening and Tendon-Fortifying Ointment

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Bone-Strengthening and Tendon-Fortifying Ointment,For the later stages of tendon and bone injuries.

Formulas Name : Bone-Strengthening and Tendon-Fortifying Ointment

Chinese Name : 坚骨壮筋膏

Drug Formulation

Dipsacus asper 3 liang, Dipsacus asper (Chuan Xuduan) 3 liang, Strychnos nux-vomica 2 liang, Bletilla striata 2 liang, Borax 2 liang, raw Aconitum carmichaeli 2 liang, raw Aconitum carmichaeli (Chuan Wu) 2 liang,2 liang of Achyranthes root, 2 liang of Sappan wood, 2 liang of Eucommia bark, 2 liang of Tendon-Stretching Herb, 2 liang of Bone-Penetrating Herb, 1 liang of Notopterygium root, 1 liang of Angelica root, 1 liang of Ephedra, 1 liang of Acanthopanax bark, 1 liang of Sapindus seed, 1 liang of Safflower, 1 liang of Meadowsweet leaf, and 8 qian of Tiger bone.

Source

*Lecture Notes on Traditional Chinese Medicine Traumatology*.

Processing

Add 10 jin of sesame oil and 5 jin of orpiment to the above herbs, boil into a medicated plaster, then warm, melt, and apply. Additionally, use 1 liang of dragon’s blood, 5 qian of borneol, 1 liang of cloves, 2 liang of cinnamon bark, 1 liang of white angelica root, 2 liang each of sweet solomonseal and asarum, 1 liang each of frankincense and myrrh, and 5 fen of musk (added as appropriate), and grind them all into a fine powder.

Benefits

For the later stages of tendon and bone injuries.

Instructions for Use

Sprinkle this powder onto the surface of the medicated plaster just before application.

Bone-Strengthening and Tendon-Fortifying Ointment,*Lecture Notes on Traditional Chinese Medicine Traumatology*.,For the later stages of tendon and bone injuries.

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