12 External Powders for Treating Fractures
1. X消肿散 (Xiaozhong San)
Feitian Wugong (Flying Centipede)
【Source】Stems and leaves of the plant Xiyeteng (Arisaema heterophyllum).
【Habitat Distribution】Grows in damp areas such as deep mountain cliffs, ancient trees, and walls. Distributed from southwestern to southeastern China.
【Properties】Spicy, warm.
【Functions and Indications】Reduces swelling and alleviates pain. Used for traumatic injuries, carbuncles, and eye membrane growth.
【Dosage and Administration】Internal use: decoction, 0.5 to 1 liang; or soak in liquor. External use: pound and apply.
2. Die Da Ding Tong San (Trauma Pain Relief Powder)
1、Sheng Dahuang (Raw Rhubarb)
Bitter, cold.
【Meridian Entry】Spleen, Stomach, Large Intestine, Liver, Pericardium.
【Functions and Indications】Clears heat and unblocks the intestines, cools the blood and detoxifies, promotes blood circulation and unblocks menstruation. Used for heat constipation, abdominal pain due to stagnation, dysentery, damp-heat jaundice, blood-heat vomiting and nosebleeds, red eyes, sore throat, intestinal abscess, carbuncles, blood stasis menstrual disorders, traumatic injuries, and external treatment for burns; upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Raw rhubarb is effective in clearing heat and toxins from the upper jiao blood level. Used for red eyes and sore throat. Cooked rhubarb has a milder purgative effect, detoxifying heat. Charred rhubarb cools the blood and stops bleeding. Used for blood-heat with bleeding symptoms.
2、Jianzhongxiao (Jianzhong Powder)
【Bencao Gangmu】Jianzhongxiao
【Taste】Sour, astringent, slightly toxic.
2.1For carbuncles and dog bites. Use Jianzhongxiao pounded and applied.
2.2For all swellings and toxins. Use Jianzhongxiao grass, raw Baiqi (Bletilla striata), raw Bai Lian (Rhizoma Belamcandae), Tu Dahuang (Rheum palmatum), raw Dajizi (Cirsium setosum) root, wild Rongma root, pound into a cake, add 1 qian of natron, mix well, and apply to the affected area. Leave a head, change the medicine when it dries. Adding Jin Xian Chong (Rhizoma Curcumae) and Shan Cigu (Bulbus Fritillariae) is better.
3. Huoxue San (Blood Activating Powder)
Composition: Danggui (Angelica sinensis) 500g, Honghua (Carthamus tinctorius) 100g, Chisha (Paeonia lactiflora) 300g, Bohe (Mentha haplocalyx) 200g, Taoren (Prunus persica) 200g, Dahuang (Rheum palmatum) 500g, Chuanxiong (Ligusticum chuanxiong) 300g, Jianghuang (Curcuma longa) 300g, Shengdi (Rehmannia glutinosa) 200g, Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza) 300g, Zhizi (Gardenia jasminoides) 200g.
Preparation: Grind all the above herbs into a fine powder for later use.
Function: Relax muscles, open meridians, activate blood circulation, and dispel stasis.
Indications: Mid-stage bone and joint injuries, soft tissue injuries, poor blood circulation, meridian obstruction, functional activity disorders, and qi stagnation.
Usage: Mix with petroleum jelly or honey, liquor, and water in equal parts, heat and apply to the affected area.
4. Shuhuo San (Relaxation and Activation Powder)
Composition: Liu Yue Han (Liuyehan) 1000g, Erwu (Erwu) each 30g, Danggui (Angelica sinensis) 100g, Cangzhu (Atractylodes macrocephala) 100g, Xixin (Asarum sieboldii) 50g, Gansong (Acanthopanax senticosus) 100g, Sumu (Dalbergia odorifera) 100g.
Preparation: Grind all the above herbs into a fine powder for later use.
Function: Relax muscles, dispel cold, promote qi and activate blood.
Indications: Chronic bone and joint injuries, chronic soft tissue injuries, traumatic arthritis, rheumatic arthritis, and qi stagnation with blood stasis, cold obstructing meridians.
Usage: Mix with petroleum jelly or honey and 50% alcohol, heat and apply to the affected area.
5. Jinhuang Ruyi San (Golden Yellow Ruyi Powder)
6. Daqingliang San (Great Cooling Powder)
Composition: Huashi (Talc) 200g, Bohe (Mentha haplocalyx) 100g, Gancao (Glycyrrhiza uralensis) 50g, Qingdai (Indigo naturalis) 200g, Daqingye (Isatis tinctoria) 100g, Banlangen (Isatis indigotica) 100g.
Preparation: Grind into a fine powder for later use.
Function: Detoxifies, cools the blood, reduces swelling, and alleviates pain.
Indications: Early stage wound infections, local redness, swelling, heat, and pain, and all positive inflammations.
Usage: Mix with rice washing water and petroleum jelly or honey, apply once a day.
7. Xiaoku San (Dissolve Dry Powder)
Composition: Xiakucao (Prunella vulgaris) 500g, Fangji (Stephania tetrandra) 100g, Baiyi (Bletilla striata) 200g, Baibu (Stemona japonica) 200g, Huangbai (Phellodendron amurense) 200g, Lianqiao (Forsythia suspensa) 200g, Shancigu (Fritillaria thunbergii) 200g, Jinguilian (Lilium lancifolium) 200g.
Preparation: Grind into a fine powder for later use.
Function: Clears heat, detoxifies, reduces swelling, and disperses masses.
Indications: Infection after injury, significant local swelling.
Usage: Mix with petroleum jelly or honey, add equal parts of liquor, water, and vinegar, heat and apply once a day.
8. Xiaodu San (Disinfecting Powder)
Composition: Qiye Yizhi Hua (Hedyotis diffusa) 100g, Chuanxinlian (Andrographis paniculata) 200g, Pugongying (Taraxacum mongolicum) 200g, Yejuhua (Chrysanthemum indicum) 200g, Zaogao (Gleditsia sinensis) 50g, Eucalyptus leaves 200g, Yuxingcao (Houttuynia cordata) 200g, Sankezhen (Sanguisorba officinalis) 200g.
Preparation: Grind into a fine powder for later use.
Indications: Wound infections, early stage osteomyelitis. Usage: Use 10 green onions pounded into a paste, mix with the above herbs, add honey or petroleum jelly, water, liquor, and vinegar in equal parts, heat and apply to the affected area. Do not apply directly to the wound, but around it as a surrounding medicine.
9. Zhubi Zhiting San (Dispersing Bi Pain Powder)
10. Jiegu San (Bone Setting Powder)
Composition: Feitian Wugong (Flying Centipede) 300g, Wujigou (Dried Black Chicken Bone) 200g, Xueyu Tan (Blood Residue Charcoal) 100g, Gusuibu (Drynaria fortunei) 200g, Duzhong (Eucommia ulmoides) 100g, Xuduan (Dipsacus asperoides) 100g, Digu Niu (Dichroa febrifuga) 20 pieces (dried for later use), Huangqi (Astragalus membranaceus) 200g, Heshouwu (Polygonum multiflorum) 200g.
Preparation: Grind into a fine powder for later use.
Function: Strengthens tendons and bones.
Indications: Delayed healing of fractures or non-union; fractures in the elderly during mid to late stages.
Usage: Mix with petroleum jelly or honey and 50% alcohol, heat to boiling, then apply to the affected area, once every three days.
11. Pinggu San (Flat Bone Powder)
Composition: Chuan Shan Jia (Manis pentadactyla) 30g, Dog Bone Ash 50g, Cangzhu (Atractylodes macrocephala) 100g, Chisha (Paeonia lactiflora) 100g, Zhi Guiban (Tortoise Shell) 30g, Zhi Bie Jia (Soft-shelled Turtle Shell) 30g, Zaogao (Gleditsia sinensis) 50g, Digupi (Earth Bone Skin) 200g, Cishi (Magnetite) 30g, Zhanggu (Blister Beetle) 20g, Sheng Dahuang (Raw Rhubarb) 100g, Toubuku (Dipsacus asperoides) 200g.
Preparation: Grind into a fine powder for later use.
Function: Activates blood circulation, dispels stasis, reduces swelling, and disperses masses.
Indications: Periostitis, early bone tuberculosis, osteomyelitis.
Usage: Mix with liquor and vinegar in equal parts, add petroleum jelly or honey, heat and apply once a day.
12. Ruanjian Xiaojie San (Softening and Dissolving Mass Powder)
Analysis of Medicinal Ingredients:
1. Jiu Xiang Chong (Nine Fragrant Insect)
Sweet and spicy, slightly warm.
【Meridian Entry】Liver, Kidney.
【Functions and Indications】Regulates qi and alleviates pain, warms the middle and assists yang. Used for stomach cold distension and pain, liver and stomach qi pain, kidney deficiency impotence, lower back and knee soreness. Qi stagnation in the diaphragm, spleen and kidney deficiency, insufficient original yang. Use 1 liang of Jiu Xiang Chong (half-baked), 4 qian each of Cheqianzi (Plantago asiatica), Chenjuzi (Citrus reticulata), 5 qian of Baizhu (Atractylodes macrocephala), 8 qian of Duzhong (Eucommia ulmoides), grind into powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of a walnut. Take 1.5 qian with salt water or salt liquor, twice a day.
2. Zijingpi (Ziziphus jujuba Peel)
Bitter, neutral.
【Functions and Indications】Activates blood, unblocks menstruation, reduces swelling, and alleviates pain. Used for irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, abdominal pain due to menstrual disorders, rheumatic arthritis, traumatic injuries, and sore throat; externally used for hemorrhoids and insect bites.
3. Shichangpu (Acorus calamus)
Bitter and spicy, non-toxic.
【Meridian Entry】Liver, Spleen.
【Functions and Indications】Opens orifices, clears phlegm, regulates qi, activates blood, disperses wind, and eliminates dampness. Used for epilepsy, phlegm obstruction, febrile diseases with confusion, forgetfulness, qi obstruction, deafness, chest and abdominal pain, wind-cold-damp bi syndrome, carbuncles, and traumatic injuries.
4. Sanling (Sparganium stoloniferum)
Spicy and bitter. 【Meridian Entry】Liver, Spleen.
【Functions and Indications】Breaks blood, regulates qi, disperses accumulation, and alleviates pain. Used for masses, qi and blood stagnation, abdominal pain, flank pain, dysmenorrhea, postpartum blood stasis abdominal pain, and traumatic injuries. Hard swellings.
5. E Zhu (Curcuma zedoaria)
Spicy, bitter, warm.
【Meridian Entry】Liver, Spleen.
【Functions and Indications】Regulates qi, breaks blood, disperses accumulation, and alleviates pain. Used for abdominal masses, blood stasis, food stagnation; early cervical cancer.
6. Beimu (Fritillaria)
【Function】Stops cough, transforms phlegm, clears heat, and disperses masses.
7. Baijiezi (Brassica alba)
Spicy; warm.
【Meridian Entry】Lung, Liver, Spleen, Stomach, Pericardium.
【Functions and Indications】Transforms phlegm, expels fluids; disperses masses and reduces swelling. Used for cough, asthma, excessive phlegm; chest fullness and flank pain; limb numbness; joint swelling and pain; damp phlegm; yin sores and swellings.
8. Sumu (Dalbergia odorifera)
Sweet, salty, neutral.
【Meridian Entry】Heart, Liver, Spleen.
【Functions and Indications】Activates blood, dispels stasis, reduces swelling, and alleviates pain. Used for menstrual disorders, dysmenorrhea, postpartum stasis, chest and abdominal stabbing pain, and external injuries.
9. Chisha (Paeonia lactiflora)
Bitter, slightly cold.
【Meridian Entry】Liver.
【Functions and Indications】Clears heat, cools blood, disperses stasis, and alleviates pain. Used for warm toxin rashes, vomiting blood, nosebleeds, red eyes, liver qi stagnation, dysmenorrhea, abdominal pain, traumatic injuries, and carbuncles.
10. Chuanxiong (Ligusticum chuanxiong)
Spicy, slightly sweet, warm.
【Meridian Entry】Liver, Gallbladder.
【Functions and Indications】Regulates qi, opens stagnation, dispels wind, dries dampness, activates blood, and alleviates pain. Used for wind-cold headaches, flank pain, abdominal pain, cold bi syndrome, dysmenorrhea, difficult labor, postpartum stasis pain, carbuncles, and traumatic injuries.
11. Honghua (Carthamus tinctorius)
Spicy, warm. Enters the Heart and Liver meridians.
【Function】Activates blood, dispels stasis, and regulates menstruation.
【Indications】Dysmenorrhea, regulates menstruation, retained lochia, masses, traumatic injuries, and carbuncles.
12. Majianzi (Strychnos nux-vomica)
Bitter, warm; highly toxic.
【Meridian Entry】Liver, Spleen.
【Functions and Indications】Unblocks meridians, alleviates pain, disperses masses, and reduces swelling. Used for stubborn rheumatism, numbness and paralysis, traumatic injuries, carbuncles; sequelae of polio, rheumatoid arthritis.