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Qi Li San made by Beijing Tongren Tang, one of the oldest, most respected manufacturers in China.

Qi Li San 七厘散 
Seven-Thousandths of a Tael Powder

Tradition:
TCM

Source / Author:
Collection for the Common Pursuit of Longevity, 1762

Herb Name
Dragon’s Blood
Frankincense
Myrrh
Sa
fflower
Catechu
Cinnabar

Musk
Borneol Camphor

Latin
Daemonorops draco
Boswellia sacra
Commiphora molmol
Carthamus tinctorius
Acacia catechu
Cinnabaris

Moschus
Borneol Camphora

Amount
30 grams


4 1⁄2 grams ea.
7 1⁄2 grams
3
1⁄2 grams


300mg ea.

Preparation:
Powder the herbs, adding the Musk and Camphor towards the end

Function:
Moves Blood, clears Stasis, opens Obstructions, eases Pain

Use:
1. Bruising
2. Soft Tissue Injury
3. Fractures
4. Strains and Sprains
5. Angina associated with blood stasis
6. Fixed, sharp pain associated with Blood Stagnation


Dose:
200mg–1 gram; it is also applied as a powder to stop Bleeding, or may be mixed with alcohol or vinegar, or made into a plaster for topical application for Sprains, Strains and Bruising

Cautions:
1. Not used during Pregnancy.
2. Caution with Chinese patent versions of this formula which tend to contain Cinnabar as per the original recipe. Cinnabar-containing formulas should not be used for more than 7–10 days.


Modifications:
Nowadays, synthetic Musk is used in most Chinese patent versions of this medicine. Cinnabar is often ommitted. It is still useful without Cinnabar or Musk added.

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