Safflower Soaking Wine (Traumatic Injury)
[Formula] 50 grams each of Liaoning Safflower, Impatiens Flower, a little alum, 100 ml of Indian baijiu.
[Preparation] Place the first three ingredients in a container, add baijiu, seal, macerate for 24–48 hours, filter off residue—ready for use.
[Function] Reduces swelling, relieves pain.
[Indications] Traumatic injury.
[Usage] External use. Soak gauze in the tincture for 20 minutes, apply to swollen area. If gauze dries, re-wet with safflower wine as needed. Change dressing every other day or daily.
[Note] From "Liaoning Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine" (Pilot Issue).