Trauma Pill
Chinese Prescription: Die Da Wan
English Translation: Trauma Pill
Formula Type: Invigorate the Blood and Dispel Blood Stasis in the Treatment of Traumatic Injury
Actions: Invigorates the blood, transforms blood stasis, harmonizes the nutritive qi, reduces swelling, & alleviates pain.
Indications: For traumatic injuries such as sprain with bruising, swelling, & distended aches & pain as a fixed location.
Contraindications: Contraindicated during pregnancy.
Pinyin | English | Suggested Dosage |
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view: Dang Gui |
Angelica Sinensis | 30g |
view: Chuan Xiong |
Sichuan Lovage Rhizome / Ligusticum Wallichi | 30g |
view: Ru Xiang |
Frankincense Resin | 60g |
view: Mo Yao |
Myrrh Resin | 30g |
view: Xue Jie |
Dragon's Blood Resin | 30g |
view: Tu Bie Chong |
Eupolyphaga / Steleophaga | 30g |
view: Ma Huang |
Ephedra Stem | 60g |
view: Zi Ran Tong |
Pyrite | 30g |
Dang Gui / Angelica (Chinese) Root | |||
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Taste: Sweet, Acrid, Bitter • Temperature: Warm • Category: Tonic • Sub Category: Tonify Blood | |||
Dosage3-15g |
Actions1. Tonifies the blood & regulates the meses: for patterns of blood deficiency with such symptoms as a pallid, ashen complexion, tinnitus, blurred vision, & palpitations. Also very commonly used fro blood deficiency associated with menstrual disorders such as irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, etc.2. Invigorates & harmonizes the blood & disperses cold: an important herb for stopping pain due to blood stasis. Commonly used for abdominal pain, traumatic injury, & carbuncles due to blood stasis, especially when there is also cold from deficiency. Also used in the treatment of blood deficiency with chronic wind-damp painful obstruction. 3. Moistens the Intestiones & unblocks the bowels: for dry Intestines due to blood deficiency. 4. Reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh, & alleviates pain: used in treating sores & abscesses where its ability to both tonify & invigorate the blood leads to improvement. |
MeridiansHeart, Liver, Spleen |
CautionsUse with caution in cases of diarrhea or abdominal distention due to damp obstruction. Contraindicated for yin deficiency with heat signs. |
Chuan Xiong / Lovage Root (Ligusticum) | |||
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Taste: Acrid • Temperature: Warm • Category: Regulate Blood • Sub Category: Invigorate Blood | |||
Dosage3-6g, up to 9g for irregular menstruation |
Actions1. Invigorates the blood & promotes the movement of qi: for any blood stasis pattern. This is an important herb in gynecology & is used for such problems as dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, difficult labor, or lochioschesis. It is also indicated for patterns of stagnant qi & blood stasis with pain & soreness in the chest, flanks, & hypochondria.2. Expels wind & alleviates pain: a leading herb for any externally contracted wind disorder characterized by headache, dizziness, or painful obsstruction. Also used for a variety of skin problems caused by wind. 3. Headaches: moves the qi upward & alleviates pain. Depending with which other herbs it is combined, it can be used for headaches due to wind, heat, cold, or blood deficiency. |
MeridiansLiver, Gallbladder, Pericardium |
CautionsContraindicated in cases of yin deficiency with heat signs, headaches due to ascendant Liver yang, qi deficiency, or excessive menstrual bleeding. Vomiting & dizziness may occur from overdosage. May antagonize shan zhu yu & huang qi, may counteract hua shi & huang lian, & may be incompatible with li lu. |
Ru Xiang / Frankincense | |||
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Taste: Acrid, Bitter • Temperature: Warm • Category: Regulate Blood • Sub Category: Invigorate Blood | |||
Dosage3-9g |
ActionsHeart, Liver, Spleen |
MeridiansContraindicated during pregnancy. Use with caution in cases of Spleen deficiency. |
Cautions |
Mo Yao / Myrrh | |||
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Taste: Bitter • Temperature: Neutral • Category: Regulate Blood • Sub Category: Invigorate Blood | |||
Dosage3-12g |
Actions1. Invigorates the blood & dispels blood stasis, reduces swelling & alleviates pain: for problems due to blood stasis, including pain from trauma, sores, carbuncles, swellings, immobile abdominal masses, painful obstruction, chest pain, abdominal pain, & amenorrhea.2. Promotes healing: used topically to promote the healing of chronic nonhealing sores. |
MeridiansHeart, Liver, Spleen |
CautionsContraindicated during pregnancy & in cases of excessive uterine bleeding. |
Xue Jie / Dragon's Blood (resin of the plant) | |||
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Taste: Sweet, Salty • Temperature: Neutral • Category: Regulate Blood • Sub Category: Invigorate Blood | |||
Dosage0.3-1.5g pwdr, internal or topical |
Actions1. Dispels blood stasis & alleviates pain: for symptoms related to injury from falls, fractures, contusions, & sprains, as well as pain due to blood stasis patterns from other causes.2. Stops bleeding: applied topically to stop bleeding due to external injury. 3. Protects the surface of ulcer, prevents decay, & generates flesh: for chronic nonhealing ulcers. |
MeridiansHeart, Liver |
CautionsContraindicated during pregnancy, & in cases of yin deficient hot blood patterns. Do not use in the absence of blood stasis. Toxicity: Internal ingestion of xue jie has been associated in one case with angioedema. This patient then skin-tested positive for sensitivity to the substance & was thereafter successfully desensitized. |
Tu Bie Chong / Cockroach Shell, Wingless | |||
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Taste: Salty • Temperature: Cold • Category: Regulate Blood • Sub Category: Invigorate Blood | |||
Dosage3-6g; 6g ground up with 3g of table salt for numb & swollen tongue locally, 1-1.5g of powder for acute lumbar strain |
Actions1. Breaks up & drives out blood stasis: for a wide variety of disorders due to blood stasis inlcuding abdominal masses & amenorrhea. Also for a numb & swollen tongue due to blood stasis.2. Renews sinews & joins bones: for lacerations, contusions, fractures. Toasted & ground into a powder, it is used for acute lumbar strain. |
MeridiansLiver, Heart, Spleen |
CautionsContraindicated during pregnancy. Toxic. |
Ma Huang / Ephedra, aerial part of plant | |||
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Taste: Acrid, Slightly Bitter • Temperature: Warm • Category: Exterior Releasing - Warm • Sub Category: | |||
Dosage3-9g |
Actions1. Releases the exterior & disperses cold: for patterns of wind-cold exterior excess (greater yang stage of the six stages) with chills, fever, headache, absence of sweating, & a tight, floating pulse. This herb is very effective in opening the pores & interstices to release exterior disorders.2. Facilitates the movement of Lung qi & controls wheezing: for cough & wheezing due to obstruction of Lung qi by wind & cold. The herb both encourages the Lung qi to flow more easily, & causes it to descend. It is important for either externally contracted or internally generated wheezing. 3. Promotes urination & reduces edema: especially for edema that accompanies an exterior pathogenic influence. |
MeridiansLung, Bladder |
CautionsIf too much of this herb is used, or for too long a period of time, it may cause heavy sweating that weakens the body. Toasting honey reduces this dispersing property. Use of the herb may also raise blood pressure or cause restlessness & tremors. Use with caution in cases of deficiency with sweating or wheezing. Toxicity: Three cases of ephedrine toxicity were reported after ingestion of as little as 15ml of a 1% solution. Symptoms included diaphoresis, temperature elevation (up to 39.2 c), epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting. Atropine was used successfully as an antidote. Especially in conjunction with cardiac glycosides, ephedrine can cause cardiac arrhythmias. |
Zi Ran Tong / Pyrite | |||
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Taste: Acrid, Bitter • Temperature: Neutral • Category: Regulate Blood • Sub Category: Invigorate Blood | |||
Dosage3-9g, cook for at least half-hour in decoction, or 0.3-0.6g ground & taken directly as pwdr or pill |
ActionsDispels blood stasis & promotes the healing of bones & sinews: for swellings & pain related to stasis of qi & blood caused by external injury & (especially) fractures. Also thought to prmote the healing of fractures. |
MeridiansLiver, Kidney |
CautionsContraindicated in cases of yin deficiency with heat signs, or in cases of blood deficiency. |