Bruises and injuries often occur in daily life at home and at work. Generally, we will choose some external medicine to apply to the affected area. After thousands of years of development, traditional Chinese medicine has unique treatments for bruises and injuries. So how does Traditional Chinese Medicine and Dit Da Jow play a big role in healing injuries primarily bruises? Let us explain.

If a bruise or injury has just occurred and is treated with heat or a warm liniment or Balm like Zheng Gu Shui or Tiger Balm , the blood vessels in the affected area will intensify and expand, and the bleeding and swelling will also increase. This will not only cause soft tissue adhesion and weaken movement, but also increase the pain. Therefore, cold compress should be used immediately after the injury, which can constrict the blood vessels in the affected area and reduce bleeding, edema and pain.

Using Dit Da Jow Liniment

Immediately after the injury, apply a Dit Da Jow Liniment to move Qi and blood circulation thus removing blood stasis. Use it for several days to achieve the effects of activating blood circulation, removing blood stasis, relieving pain and reducing swelling. Application frequency is important as is the method of application.

In order for the role of Dit Da Jow to heal bruises one must apply multiple times per day, for example morning, afternoon and evening is the minimum we recommend. When applying you can use a cotton ball or a roller ball applicator. Generally Dit Da Jow is applied in a downward motion toward the tip of fingers on the upper body and toward the toes on the lower body.

For serious bruises a Dit Da Jow Compress can be used. How To Use Dit Da Jow As A Compress

The Role Of Dit Da Jow in Healing Bruises

Now the role of Dit Da Jow is to move Qi, break up blood stasis and similarly blood stagnation. The herbs in Dit Da Jow consists of what is referred to in Chinese Herbal Medicine as blood regulating herbs. These herbs control bleeding, unblock blood circulation or disperse stagnant blood. They also can relieve pain in the injured area due to blocked Qi, this occurs when the blood circulation is impeded. If you strike something or are struck in that area Qi becomes blocked and pain occurs.

So these blood regulating herbs in Dit Da Jow unblock the Qi, move the blood without expansion of the blood vessels and reduce blood stagnation causing the pain to dissipate and provide immediate relief. Without these actions from the blood regulating herbs healing can be slow and painful. The actions mentioned above provide the key role of Dit Da Jow. Three important herbs in the role of Dit Da Jow healing bruises are shown below and are in just about all the Dit Da Jow formulas. The Ru Xiang and the Mo Yao should be pounded down to smaller pieces with a Mortar and Pestle for extraction and creating a potent liniment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dit Da Jow liniment kits usually have 18 to 20 blood regulating herbs that are mixed with Vodka in a glass jar, which is sealed and then shaken daily a couple of times a day for minute or two for 30 days before use. This preparation is stored in a cool dry place without sunshine. An important note is the herbs are never removed as they continue to soak allowing the liniment to get stronger each week. Some people like to decant the liniment after a few months but we discourage this practice as the liniment gets stronger as it ages.