Gu Sui Bu - 骨碎補 - Rhizoma Drynariae

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Rhizoma Drynariae
Common English:	Boneknit Root Drynaria Rhizome

Category

Herbs that Tonify the Yang

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter	Warm	Kidney Liver (Heart)	6-21g To strengthen the Kidneys: 30g Tincture: 2-5ml 9-21g (Secondary source)

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Tonifies Kidney Yang, strengthens the sinews and bones and benefits the ears (also helps regain strength after injuries)	Weak low back and knees, diarrhea, tinnitus, diminished hearing, loose, painful teeth and bleeding gums associated with Kidney Deficiency
Promotes mending of sinews and bones	Traumatic injuries such as falls, fractures, contusions and sprains Especially useful for ligament injuries and simple fractures
Stimulates hair growth (topical)	Topically as a tincture for alopecia
Invigorates the Blood	Blood Stagnation especially due to trauma

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Fr. Psoraliae Bu Gu Zhi Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi Cx. Rasus Cinnamomi Rou Gui Xin	Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao	Hb. Asari Xi Xin Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
Kidney Yang Deficiency causing unremitting low back and lower extremity pain.	Chronic diarrhea and tinnitus.	Kidney Yin Deficiency with Empty Fire Rising causing toothache and loose teeth.
Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao Rz. Cimicifugae Sheng Ma	Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan	Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan Olibanum Ru Xiang Myrrh Mo Yao Pyrite Zi Ran Tong Or Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan Pyrite Zi Ran Tong Plastrum Testudinis Gui Ban Myrrh Mo Yao
As a mouth rinse for loose teeth and swollen, painful gums.	Injury to the muscles, sinews and bones by trauma.	Injury to the muscles, sinews, and bones by trauma with a stronger effect.
Cx. Lycii Di Gu Pi Hb. Dendrobii Shi Hu	Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu Poria Fu Ling Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie
Tooth pain and redness and pain and swelling of the gums.	Tinnitus, deafness and gradual loosening of the teeth.

Notes

1. It is particularly effective for ligament injuries and simple fractures and helps restore strength during convalescence.
2. Its main use is in repairing shattered bones.
3. For chronic diarrhea of the Kidney Yang Deficient type, powder the herb and roast it in a pig’s kidney.
4. The name Gu Sui Bu means “mend broken bones”. It is used most often for broken bones, which are usually accompanied by Blood Stasis.
5. It is also reported to stop bleeding.
6. It is also said to act as a diuretic.
7. For toothache, bleeding gums or loose teeth, it may be used on its own, both as a decoction and as a powder for toothpaste.
8. Gu Sui Bu and Rz. Cibotii Gou Ji both tonify the Liver and Kidneys and reinforce the tendons and bones, addressing soreness and pain of the lower back and knees and weakness of the sinews and bones caused by Liver and Kidney Deficiency. Gou Ji is sweet and warm, with a greater ability to tonify the bones and spine and expel Wind-Dampness. Gu Sui Bu is bitter and warm, with a greater ability to invigorate Blood and stop pain. It can also direct downward to treat tinnitus and toothache from floating Yang.
9. Sand-fried Drynaria Sha Chao Gu Sui Bu is more brittle, less fibrous and decocts more easily.
10. Gu Sui Bu and Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan both tonify the Liver and Kidneys to strengthen tendons and bones, and both invigorate the Blood to treat traumatic injuries. Used as a pair, they treat bone fractures. By increasing bone mass density, they also prevent and treat osteoarthritis. Gu Sui Bu tonifies the Kidneys more strongly, while Xu Duan also treats restless fetus and stops bleeding.