Duyiwei Root … Classic Formulas

Du Yi Wei · Radix Lamiophlomidis Rotatae

Primary Actions

  • Stops bleeding and reduces swelling ... Du Yi Wei is a Tibetan and regional Chinese medicine used for traumatic bleeding, wound-related swelling, and painful soft-tissue injury.
  • Relieves pain in fractures, sprains, and musculoskeletal injury ... it is especially valued when pain and local tissue damage coexist rather than when the pattern is purely internal deficiency.
  • Moves blood through traumatic and obstructive pain patterns ... traditional use includes bruising, rheumatic pain, and some gynecologic or dental pain settings where swelling and stasis are prominent.

Classic Formulas

  • Trauma and fracture support formulas ... used when bruising, pain, and bleeding or oozing coexist.
  • Postoperative and wound-recovery patent-medicine logic ... one of the best-known modern clinical lanes for Du Yi Wei preparations.
  • Rheumatic and painful-obstruction combinations in Tibetan-medicine style use when swelling and pain remain prominent.

Classical Text References

  • Traditional Tibetan and regional use consistently emphasizes pain relief, hemostasis, swelling reduction, and support after injury.
  • It should be understood first as a trauma and pain herb, not as a general tonic or simple anti-inflammatory supplement.