There are some Chinese herbal medicines, from its name, you can know its approximate function and efficacy, “bone crushing tonic” is one of them. From its name, can you imagine its effects? Bone crushing tonic is a blood healing medicine, which has the function of activating the blood to heal wounds, tonifying the kidneys and strengthening the bones. The origin of its name, and two legendary stories, are related to its action and efficacy. The story of bone crushing tonic The compendium of materia medica records: bone crushing tonic, the original name of monkey ginger, the Emperor Kaiyuan to its main injury fracture, bone crushing tonic, so the name was appointed. Legend has it that when Emperor Li Longji of the Tang Dynasty went hunting in the mountains, a fierce leopard suddenly emerged from the grass and scared one of the emperor’s favorite concubines, who fell off her horse, suffered an open fracture of the ulna and radius of her right forearm, and her blood flowed like water. The emperor was in a hurry as the imperial doctor was not around. At this time, a guard from the rock to pick a herb, the fracture is fixed, the herb pounded on the wound, and soon the injury will stop bleeding and pain. Shortly afterwards, the broken bone was renewed and the wound was intact as before. The Tang emperor was very pleased, he asked the guard what the herb was called, the guard said, only know its medicinal use, do not know its name, the Tang emperor gave the name of the herb “bone broken tonic”. Another legendary story is: one day, Shennong’s on a 10,000-foot cliff to collect medicine, unfortunately fell from the cliff, his leg fell into a crushed fracture, the pain is unbearable. Although Shennong will pick medicine to cure the disease, but at this time is “the doctor can not cure their own disease”, thinking that this can be the end, I am afraid that will die in this deep mountain canyon. When desolate, suddenly, only to see a group of monkeys came to Shennong’s side, with a compassionate face, blinking big eyes, licking their lips, each monkey is holding a piece of medicine root, the root of the medicine on the long golden fluff, the monkeys will give the root of the medicine to Shennong’s, he took a taste, think it works, they swallowed some of the juice, and will chew the dregs of the medicine put on the wound. At once, the wounded leg pain stopped swelling subsided, the bones returned to their original shape. He followed the path of the monkey to find this herb, named it “bone crushing tonic”. It was also known as “Monkey Ginger” because it was an elixir offered by monkeys. Origin: It is distributed in Zhejiang, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places. Taste: bitter, warm; belongs to the liver and kidney meridian. Effects: Invigorates the blood to renew injuries, tonifies the kidneys and strengthens the bones. Usage and dosage 1. Decoction: 10-15g. 2. For external use, grind and dress or pound fresh, or rub the affected area with wine. Note: Use with caution for yin deficiency and fire, blood deficiency and wind dryness. The use of bone crushed tonic Li Shizhen in the “Compendium of Materia Medica” recorded a medical case: bone crushed tonic, foot Shaoyin medicine, so it can enter the bone, treat teeth, and long diarrhea dysentery. In the past, there is Wei assassin’s son for a long time leaking, all doctors do not work, dying. I used this medicine end into the pig kidney simmered and cooked with food, and lived. The kidney is the main urinary and faecal, long time deficiency of the kidney, not exclusively from the spleen and stomach. Therefore, in addition to activating the blood to renew the injury, bone crushed tonic can also treat the evidence of prolonged drainage: 1, bruises or trauma, tendon and bone damage, stasis and swelling pain, as an important medicine for injury. 2, kidney deficiency, lumbar pain and weakness of the feet, tinnitus and deafness, toothache, prolonged drainage. 3, baldness, vitiligo.