Compress #9

Pain-relieving Soak-Compress This formula is taken from "The Essentials of Bone-setting", a Qing dynasty work about the treatment of traumatic injury. The formula's original name is hai tong pi tang. It is recommended in bone-setting texts for all kinds of traumatic injury including sinew damage and bone fractures where incessant pain is the primary symptom. The formula employs bai zhi, wei ling xian, mo yao, ru xiang, chuan xiong, tou gu cao and chuan jiao to move blood and qi and relieve pain. Fang feng dispels damp and courses wind and hong hua and dang gui move blood and resolve stasis. Dermatologists use a variation of this formula to treat itching. Pain-relieving Soak-Compress (#9) is the steam-soak of choice for treatment of second-stage sinew damage in which pain is persistent. Functions: Move blood and qi, relieve pain, dispel damp, relieve itching, course wind and resolve stasis. Ingredients: hai tong pi, tou gu cao, ru xiang, mo yao, dang gui wei, (chuan) hua jiao, chuan xio