Dragon's Blood Liniment
This liniment is for the treatment of blood stasis due to traumatic injury when there is pronounced
pain and ecchymosis.
Functions
Quickens the blood and dispels stasis, moves the qi, disperses swelling, and stops pain.
Ingredients
Isopropyl alcohol
Xue Jie (Sanguis Draconis)
Song Jie (Lignum Pini Nodi)
Ru Xiang (Olibanum)
Mo Yao (Myrrha)
Da Huang (Radix Et Rhizoma Rhei)
Hong Hua (Flos Carthami)
Su Mu (Lignum Sappan)
Tian San Qi (Pseudogenseng)
Zhang Nao (Camphora)
Bing Pian (Borneolum)
Method of Use
Apply liberally to the affected area 3-5 times per day. For external use only. Do not take internally.
Formula Rationale
Xue Jie (Sanguis Draconis), Song Jie (Lignum Pini Nodi), Ru Xiang (Olibanum), Mo Yao (Myrrha), Da Huang (Radix Et Rhizoma Rhei), Hong Hua (Flos Carthami), Su Mu (Lignum Sappan), and Tian San Qi (Pseudogenseng) all quicken the blood and dispel stasis and all are commonly used for the treatment of traumatic injury within Chinese medicine. Mo Yao and Ru Xiang are also empirically extremely effective for stopping pain, while San Qi also has the ability to stop bleeding. Zhang Nao (Camphora) and Bing Pian (Borneolum) aromatically penetrate and free the flow of blockage and obstruction as well as disperse swelling and stop pain.