Trauma Pill

Function: Moves qi and blood.  Reduces pain and swelling

Composition: 

Herbs should be made into 3g pills with honey.  Adults take one or two pills two times a day.

Indications: Trauma causing qi and blood stagnation which leads to bruising and swelling.  Traumatic injury such as sprain with bruising, swelling, and distended ache and pain at a fixed location. This formula can be used to treat traumatic injury from falls, fractures, blows, contusions and strains. 

Modification: for more severe symptoms add ma qian zi and she xiang.

Caution: do not use during pregnancy

Reference: Collection of Chinese herbal Prepared Medicines