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Gu Sui Bu骨碎补

Drynariae Rhizoma · Drynaria Rhizome

Herbs that Tonify the Yang 补阳药《药性论》

Overview

The creeping rhizome of a epiphytic fern, whose Chinese name — mender of shattered bone — states its use plainly. Bitter and warm, entering Kidney and Liver, it tonifies the Kidney to strengthen bone and knits sinew and bone back together after injury. Soaked in alcohol it also has a separate external life, painted on patches of hair loss and depigmented skin.

Nature & Flavor

Bitter · Warm

Channels

Liver · Kidney

Typical Dosage

10–15 g in decoction
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Actions

3 core actions

  • Tonifies the Kidney, strengthens boneKidney-deficient soreness of the low back and knees, weak legs, tinnitus, loose teeth and long-standing bone weakness.
  • Mends injury, stops painFracture, sprain and contusion during the recovery phase, alongside blood-moving and sinew-relaxing herbs.
  • Applied externally to scalp and skinTinctured in alcohol and painted on patchy hair loss or depigmented skin — a topical use quite separate from the internal one.

In Formulas

Formulas containing Gu Sui Bu

Indications & Clinical Uses

  • Kidney-deficient low back and knee weakness, tinnitus, loose teeth
    - Fracture, sprain and soft-tissue injury in recovery
    - Chronic bone weakness with Kidney deficiency
    - Topically: patchy hair loss, depigmented skin

Western Medical Keywords

Searchable condition terms

OsteoporosisFracture recoveryTinnitusAlopecia areata

Contraindications

Cautions

Warm and drying: not used alone in yin deficiency with heat signs. The alcohol tincture is strong enough to irritate — keep it off broken skin and stop if the area reddens or stings.

Contraindicated in pregnancy: Not a classical prohibition, but its injury-mending action moves blood — in pregnancy only under practitioner supervision

For licensed practitioners’ reference only

References

  1. 《中华人民共和国药典》.
    2. Bensky, Clavey & Stöger. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica, 3rd ed.
    3. 《中华本草》.

Professional reference notice. Entries are scholarly references for licensed TCM practitioners and students — not medical advice, and not a recommendation to self-prescribe. Chinese herbal formulas should be used under the guidance of a qualified practitioner. Content is an original editorial compilation by Cura x Cura, cross-checked against the cited references.