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Alternative Healing: Traditional Solutions for the Modern Body

Over thousands of years of history, the Chinese created a complex system of medicine. Although different from the Eastern medicine Americans are used to experiencing, Chinese medicine is proven to be extremely effective. The Suigetsu Shop provides a range of tried and true Chinese remedies.

Patent remedies have been around for hundreds of years - all with years of proven effectiveness
Our liniments and oils will ease the aches and pains of sore muscles, tendons, and sinews
Patches and plasters penetrate deeply for strong relief
Herbal Soaks aid healing of more serious injuries
Suigetsu Shop home-made remedies are made in small batches and are particularly potent!

Written by David Bock, A Guide to Chinese Martial Arts Herbal Trauma Formulas is an excellent layperson's guide to formulas useful for martial artists, weekend athletes, or anyone who exercises. Part I is an Introduction to Categories of Herbal Medicines. Part II reviews Herbal Medicines Grouped by Type.

This Herbal Product Guide describes how popular products are used and will assist you with selecting the correct product for your condition. For more specific information regarding the different stages of traumatic injuries, see the guide at the bottom of this page.

Basic principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine and their relationship to Dietary Therapy are described in this article.

This article about Food Energetics is a chart of various foods and their taste, energy, meridian propensity and effect in the body from the Chinese dietary theory viewpoint.

This article discusses how Chinese Medicine is used to treat food allergies.

Injuries: Finding the Right Solution

Choosing the correct product to use depends upon the stage and type of injury:

STAGE 1: For use as soon as possible after injury (within the first 24-36 hours). All these remedies reduce pain and inflammation quickly!

Dit Da Jow Trauma Liniment - all kinds of bumps, bruises, strains, sprains, muscle pulls.
San Huang San (Herbal Ice) - use in place of ice to reduce swelling and stimulate fast healing.
Die Da Wan Trauma Pills - for those rare one-of-a-kind "I feel totally beat up" days or for more serious sprains, strains, and pulls that make you skip class for the next couple of days.

STAGE 2: (2nd-3rd week) after inflammation is gone but it's still sore, perhaps stiff and/or not healing as quickly as you would like or expect. Do NOT use these if the area feels warm or hot.

Tendon Lotion - sore tendons, ligaments, muscles due to sprains & strains that just don't seem to heal or for tears that simply require a longer healing period. Stimulates healing to the area. Lightly warming.
Tendon Relaxing Soak - more potent than tendon lotion as the soak is more penetrating than the liniment.

STAGE 3: (Chronic) this stage begins 3-4 weeks after the injury. Swelling/inflamation are gone but stiffness & aching pain may remain. Minor injuries should be resolved by now. Injuries to tendons and ligaments can take longer to heal. This is a period where there is increased danger of re-injury as you wish to return to previous performance levels. This is the time to increase gentle range of motion exercises, take tonifying herb formulas and apply poultices/plasters that move the blood and strengthen sinews and bones. The injury may feel cold to the touch or feel more sensitive during cold & damp weather. Failure to treat and resolve injuries at this stage can lead to arthritic conditions.

Tendon Lotion and U-I Oil - warming and effective when sinew injuries are aggravated by cold.
Tendon Warming Soak - contains warming herbs that strongly increase local circulation and drive cold and damp out of injured tissue. Use it where the muscle or joint is stiff, painful, and sensitive to cold.
Bone-knitting Powder - strengthens bones, ligaments, sinews; especially good for over-stretched ligaments due to excessive joint locks.
701 Medicated Plaster - One of the most warming plasters available.
Red Flower Oil - Warming and soothing for old injuries.

More information about Chinese Herbal Sports Medicine can be found in Tom Bisio's book A TOOTH FROM THE TIGER'S MOUTH: How to Treat Your Injuries with Powerful Healing Secrets of the Great Chinese Warriors For more information, click on this link.

More information about Chinese Medicine and common herbal remedies can be found in the book Asian Health Secrets: The Complete Guide to Asian Herbal Medicine by Letha Hadady.

The information found on this website and the uses and functions of any products on this web site are meant for educational purposes only and not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any diseases. The uses and descriptions of these products are based on the Traditional Herbal Medicine of China. They have not been evaluated by the United States Food and Drug Administration. We highly recommend that you consult with a Traditional Chinese Medical practitioner or physician before taking any products or if you have any questions regarding your health.