Soft Plaster #5

Tri-color Application Tri-color Application (#5) contains many agents that dispel damp and dissipate cold (Wu Jia Pi, Qiang Huo, Du Huo, Wei Ling Xian, Fang Feng, etc.). Bai zhi and Mu Gua relieve pain and Dang Gui, Niu Xi and Chuan Xiong quicken blood. Zi Jing Pi dissipates swelling. This soft plaster is especially useful in treating second and third stage sinew damage that present as cold-damp bi. It can be used to dissipate swelling and relieve pain in injuries that are one to three weeks old as long as the local area is not hot and red. This formula also can be used to treat tears in ligaments or tendons (as soon as rubor and calor have subsided). Functions: Dissipate swelling, soothe pain, move qi, repair sinew tears, disinhibit joints and dispel wind-damp bi. Method of application: Some practitioners prefer to apply this ointment warm. To do this they gently warm the dressing over an alcohol burner before application. If this is done, care must be taken not to apply the soft plas