What is Dit Da Jow Made Of
If you have ever used this unique liniment you probably wondered what is Dit Da Jow is made of. Dit Da Jow is a blend of Chinese herbs combined together and macerated in alcohol and on rare occasions vinegar. Dit Da Jow is a modified name from the original Chinese name called Die Da Jiu which means fall/hit wine it has also called Die Da Yao or fall/hit liniment. This liniment was created to heal trauma type injuries like bruises and sprains.
Some of the herbs that might be used in a Dit Da Jow formula are listed below in alphabetical order.
Ba ji tian (morinda root)
Bai bu (stemona)
Bai dou kou (white cardamom)
Bai hua she (pit viper)
Baiji zi (mustard seed)
Bai shao (white peony, Paeonia lactiflora)
Bai zhi (white angelica)
Ban xia (Pinellia)
Cang zhu (black Atractylodes)
Cao wu (aconitum kusnezoffii, a member of the large aconitum genus)
Che qian zi (cooking plantain seed)
Chen pi (aged citrus peel)
Chen xiang (Aquilaria wood)
Chi shao (Paeonia lactiflora, red peony)
Chuan po shi (Maclura tricuspidata)
Chuan shan long (Dioscorea polystachya, Chinese yam)
Chuan wu (Aconitum carmichaelii)
Chuan xiong (ligusticum root)
Da huang (rhubarb)
Dan shen (salvia)
Dang gui (angelica root)
Dang gui wei (angelica root tail)
Di gu pi (lycium bark)
Ding xiang (clove bud)
Du huo (angelica pub)
Du zhong (eucommia bark)
E zhu (Curcuma zedoaria)
Fang feng (siler root)
Fu hai shi (pumice)
fu ling (perenniporia)
Fu pen zi (raspberry fruit)
Fu zi (Aconitum)
Gan cao (glycyrrhiza uralensis’’)
Gan jiang (ginger root)
Gao liang jiang (galangal rhizome)
Ge gen (kudzu root)
Gou qi zi (lycium berry)
Gu sui bu (drynaria)
Gui le ren (trichosanthes seed)
Gui zhi (cinnamon)
Hai feng teng (kadsura stem)
Hong hua (carthamus/safflower)
Hua jiao (prickly ash pepper or sichuan pepper(?))
Huang bai (phellodendron)
Huang qin (skullcap)
Ji xue teng (millettia)
Jiang huang (turmeric)
Jiang xiang (dalbergia rosewood)
Jie geng (platycodon)
King jie (schizonepeta)
Kuan jin teng (tinospora cordifolia stem)
Li lu (veratrum)
Liu huang (sulfur)
Liu ji nu (artemisia)
Long gu (dragon bone)
Lu lu tong (liquidambar fruit)
Luo shi teng (star jasmine vine)
Ma huang (ephedra) or gui zhi (cinnamon)
Mo yao (myrrh)
Mu dan pi (mountain peony)
Mu gua (quince fruit)
Mu dong (akebia)
Mu xiang (Saussurea costus)
Niu xi (achyranthes)
Pu gong ying (dandelion)
Pu huang (cattail pollen)
Qian nian jian (homalomena)
Qiang huo (notopterygium incisum)
Qin jian (gentian root)
Qing pi (citrus peel)
Rou cong rong (cistanche)
Rou gui (cinnamon bark)
Ru xiang (frankincense)
San leng (sparganium or bur-reed)
San qi (panax pseudoginseng)
Shan zhu yu (cornus berry)
She chuang zi (cnidium seed)
Sheng di huang (rehmannia)
Shu di huang (cooked Rehmannia root)
Song jie (pine branch)
Su mu (Caesalpinia sappan)
Tao ren (peach kernel)
Tian ma (Gastrodia)
Tian nan xing (Arisaema)
Tu bie chong (‘Eupolyphaga sinensis, dried cockroach)
Tu si zi (cuscuta seed)
Wei ling xian (clematis root)
Wu jia pi (Eleutherococcus)
Wu ling zhi (mouse droppings)
Wu wei zi (Euodia fruit)
Xi xing (wild ginger)
Xiang fu (cyperus nut)
Xu duan (dipsacus root)
Xue jie (dragon’s blood)
Yan hu suo (Corydalis)
Yu jin (turmeric tuber)
Ze lan (Lycopus lucidus)
Zhang nao (camphor)
Zhi ke (bitter orange peel)
Zi ran tong (pyrite)
Zi su ye (perilla leaf)
Zi wan (Callistephus root)
As you can see this is a wide assortment and is just a fraction of the herbs that might be part of a Dit Da Jow formula. Research has shown that Dit Da Jow was first used in healing injuries from martial arts training and evolved from their over the years to mainstream use. Some formulas also referred to as recipes were created or modified by the martial arts master of a particular school for their specific needs and then passed down through the lineage of the school.
Differences in Dit Da Jow
Dit Da jow on the left and Iron Palm on the right
Some recipes while called Dit Da Jow are used to heal or condition bones, tendons, ligaments and connective tissue. These liniments should be classified as Iron Palm liniments or Tie Ba Zhang Yao. Breaking this down even further some of the Iron Palm liniments were modified to help with arthritis and tendonitis and other chronic issues associated with the bones and joints.
When the Chinese herbalists or martial arts masters created the recipes, they made sure that the herbs in the formula were compatible and also made sure through thorough experimentation that the right quantity of each herb was used keeping the proper balance or Yin/Yang was achieved otherwise the liniment was useless.
Dit Da Jow Herbal Properties
So when asking what is Dit Da Jow made of, you should know that some recipes are pure Dit Da Jow for healing bruises, some are Iron Palm for bones, tendons and connective tissue and some incorporate both together in one liniment. Each herb listed above has a specific property related to healing or conditioning and when combined together results in the type of liniment you have. Some herbs are cold in property and some are warm, then you have some that hot in properties. Some herbs draw dampness and wind out of the body, as you can see each herb is very unique in its properties.
Fresh injuries in most cases need a cold to very mild warm property formulation especially when swelling is involved, same goes for injuries to the bones or tendons, but chronic conditions involving those two might require the addition of herbs to take out dampness and wind which could have a different property than most of the herbs in the formula.
With so many herbs that can be used you can see the countless combinations their are. So it is important to purchase a liniment to fit your specific needs, if you are not sure if the liniment is right for you then ask the supplier if the liniment is appropriate and functional for you by telling them what you need it for. What is Dit Da Jow made of? Now you have a pretty good idea and can make sure when making your purchase you can select the right liniment for you.
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