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Die Da Zhi Tong Gao
Traditional therapeutic uses
Main indications: help healing and relieve pain associated with contusions, strains, dislocations, muscle and tendon trauma, rheumatism, arthritis.
Dosage
For external use only.
- Clean and dry the affected area before placing the plaster.
- Cut a piece of the desired shape and size, remove the cellophane and apply to the affected area.
- Keep for a maximum of two hours.
- Frequency: one to four times a day.
Comments
To relieve pain, plasters have the same actions and ingredients as oils and ointments. However, they have the advantage of diffusing the active ingredients slowly under the action of heat from the skin. Their therapeutic action is thus more powerful than that of oils and ointments.
There are two main categories of products for external application against musculoskeletal pain: those whose main therapeutic action is to relieve pain and those whose main therapeutic action is to accelerate the healing process. The analgesic bruise dressing combines these two aspects and a significant proportion of the ingredients it contains are intended to aid in healing.
Cons-indications
- Contraindicated for children under two years old.
- There is danger of skin reactions if an external heat source, such as a heating pad, is added.
- Do not apply to mucous membranes, eyes, a wound or irritated skin.
- Stop the application in case of inflammation, itching or burning.
- Keep out of the reach of children.
Composition
Nom en pin yin | Pharmaceutical name | Therapeutic actions |
Bo He Bing | Mentholum (menthol) | Move the Energy and the Blood, stop the pain |
Dong Qing Yu | Methyl salicylate | Move the Energy and the Blood, stop the pain |
Zhe Chong | Eupolyphaga your steleophaga (blatte) | Breaks up blood clusters, strengthens tendons and bones |
Xue Jie | dragon’s blood (resin obtained from the fruit of a variety of palm) | Stops bleeding, regenerates tissue |
Long Gu | Fossilia ossis mastodi (the fossilises) | Promotes healing of ulcers |
Er Cha | Catechu (extract of leaves and young shoots of acacia) | Stops pain, regenerates tissue, stops bleeding |
Mo Yao | The resin liquid (myrrh) | Helps blood circulation, regenerates tissues |
Gui Sui Bu | Rhizoma drynariae (rhizome of Drynaria fortunei) | Regenerates injured tissue |
Hong Hua | flower carthami (safflower flower) | Activates the circulation of Blood, breaks up blood clusters |
Da Huang | Rhizome and root Re’i (rhizome and rhubarb root) | Treats burns, abscesses |
Pu Gong Ying | Herba taraxaci (dandelion leaves) | Treats abscesses, ulcers |
Xu duan | radix dipsaci (teasel root) | Promotes repair of bones and tendons |
On the shelves
Health Canada has assigned a DIN (Drug Identification Number) to the following product, which certifies that it is free of contaminants, that it does not contain synthetic drugs and that the Traditional Chinese Pharmacopoeia recognizes its effectiveness for the uses described here.
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Available in Chinese herbalists, several natural health product stores, as well as distributors of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine.