Lost Stick Herbal Wine (Traumatic Injury)
[Formula] 60 grams each of Lost Stick Bark, Goosegrass, 30 grams each of Mountain Big Color, Hemp Bone Wind, Eighteen Symptoms, Broad Tendon Vine, Water Marsh Fern, Maple Parasite, Coriander, Chicken Blood Vine, Hook Vine, Short-petal Stone Chrysanthemum, Hair Tiger, and appropriate amount of baijiu (50 or 60 degrees).
[Preparation] Chop the first 13 ingredients, place in a container, add baijiu (just covering the herbs), seal, macerate for over 7 days (2 days for hot maceration method)—ready for use.
[Function] Relaxes tendons, activates blood circulation, dispels wind, alleviates pain.
[Indications] Various traumatic injuries, fractures, sprains, joint stiffness, acute and chronic rheumatic arthritis, rheumatic heart disease, sciatica. Also shows certain efficacy for rheumatoid arthritis, muscular rheumatism, bone tuberculosis, osteophyte formation, "crane knee", waist and leg pain, post-polio sequelae, paralysis.
[Usage] Oral. Take 15–30 ml each time, 2–3 times daily. Severe cases may increase to 50 ml per dose. Can also be used externally: apply locally or warm compress. Heated wet compress yields faster and better results.
[Note] From "Compilation of Chinese Medicine Preparations". Pregnant women should avoid use.