Gu An Fang - 骨安方 - Bone Peace Formula

English:	Bone Peace Formula
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Eupolyphaga/Steleophaga	Tu Bie Chong	10g	Breaks up and drives out Blood Stasis, invigorates Blood circulation and knits together sinews and joins bones.
Sanguis Draconis	Xue Jie	6g	Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and alleviates pain.
Pyritum	Zi Ran Tong	10g	Dispels Blood Stasis, relieves pain and promotes healing of bones and sinews.
Rz. Drynariae	Gu Sui Bu	10g	Tonifies Kidney Yang, strengthens and promotes the mending of the sinews and bones and helps regain strength after injuries. With Xu Duan, for injury to the muscles, sinews and bones by trauma
Rx. Dipsaci	Xu Duan	10g	Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, strengthens and reconnects the sinews and bones, promotes the movement of Blood, alleviates pain and generates flesh. With Tu Bie Chong, Zi Ran Tong and Gu Sui Bu, for fractures or severe sprains.
Cx. Moutan	Mu Dan Pi	10g	Clears Heat, Cools and harmonizes the Blood, Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates the Blood.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	15g	Invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis. With Ru Xiang, for Blood Stasis causing swelling and pain.
Flos Carthami	Hong Hua	6g	Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Opens the channels and alleviates pain.
Olibanum	Ru Xiang	6g	Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, alleviates pain, reduces swelling and generates flesh.
Concha Arcae	Wa Leng Zi	5g	Dissipates nodules, Dissolves Phlegm, Invigorates the Blood, Resolves Stagnation, Softens hardness.
Sm. Vaccariae	Wang Bu Liu Xing	5g	Promotes the movement of Blood, invigorates the channels and promotes the healing of incised wounds.
Rx. Notoginseng	San Qi	10g	Alleviates pain, Invigorates the Blood, Reduces swelling, Removes extravasated Blood, Stops bleeding, Transforms Blood Stasis.

Formula Actions

• Benefits the bones
• Consolidates the bones
• Invigorates the Blood
• Eliminates Blood Stasis

Syndromes

• Kidney Jing Deficiency
• Trauma

Clinical Manifestations

Weak low back and knees Repeated relapsing of bone fractures Bone pain Lumbago Stabbing pain Fatigue Dizziness Tinnitus

Purplish color of the muscles Swelling around the wound Pain worse at night Limitation of movement T: Purple C: Thin and White P: Wiry

Treats

Bone fracture Low back pain Traumatic injury

Weakness of the bones Osteoporosis

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For bleeding after trauma:		For pus formation after long-term Blood Stagnation:
+ Chinese Patent Medicine: Yun Nan Bai Yao
+ 15g Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua
+ 10g Rz. Bletillae	Bai Ji	+ 15g Hb. Taraxaci	Pu Gong Ying
For post-traumatic pain:		For fatigue:
+ 10g Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae	Bai Zhi	+ 10g Placenta Hominis	Zi He Che
+ 15g Rz. Dioscoreae	Shan Yao
+ 5g Lignum Santali Albi	Tan Xiang	For weak low back and knees:
+ 10g Rx. Cyathulae	Chuan Niu Xi
+ 10g Cx. Eucommiae	Du Zhong