...ining with human milk can guide the blood back to its proper channels return to the channels: gui jing (歸經), a concept where blood is redirected from hemorrhaging or stagnation back to its natural flow, which is why it is so effective.

For injuries from falls, strikes, and physical trauma: The Life-Saving Bitter Sea original: "救生苦海" (Jiusheng kuhai), a Qing Dynasty medical text suggests using five qian Qian: A traditional unit of weight, roughly 3.75 grams or 0.13 ounces. of Sappanwood, one qian of Japanese Fatsia root, five qian of Bone-knitting Immortal Peach Grass, and three qian of Harlequin Glorybower flower. Decoct these in wine for consumption.

Seven-leaf Chaste Tree

Also known as Pig-lying Grass, Five-clawed Bead Grass, Crow-eating Grass, Crow-snake Grass, and the Seven-twisted Zither; it is also called the Seven-leaf Chaste Tree Vine. It grows in shady spots at the base of earthen walls. Its leaves are long and pointed, arranged in opposing pairs of three or four rows to form a single leaflet. The stem is ridged, with a purple tint appearing in the hollows between the ridges.

After the White Dew White Dew: Bailu (白露), a solar term in the traditional Chinese calendar beginning around September 7th, marking the start of autumn's chill., it sends up a central stalk three to five feet tall. It produces clusters of tiny white flowers, followed by seeds that are similarly minute. After the frost, these seeds turn bright red, resembling tiny coral beads. The root is long and white and is used for medicinal purposes.

○ The Mirror of a Hundred Herbs original: "百草鏡" (Baicao jing) notes that there is a woody variety of this plant called Qianqianhuo literally "Lush Life", which is used to treat injuries from falls and strikes, as well as carbuncles and swellings.