Three years later, I once pulled a car full of stones across a ditch. Because I went uphill too hard, my right leg suddenly seemed to be hit by a wooden stick, and my pain was abnormal. Within ten minutes, the calf gradually turned purple and swollen rapidly. I didn't go to the hospital, but I was still cured by this method during bed rest.
Fan Yongping, Director of Chinese Medicine Department of Beijing Tiantan Hospital: In clinic, soybeans are not directly used as medicine, but germinated into soybean yellow rolls for clinical use. However, according to the Book of Classic, soybeans are "bloated, boiled and drunk, killing turtle poison and relieving pain". "Bielu" says that this product can "lower blood stasis, disperse internal cold in five internal organs, and remove arthralgia and swelling". Li Shizhen believes that soybeans can "promote blood circulation and relieve all kinds of poisons". Therefore, from the perspective of ancient materia medica, soybeans have the functions of promoting blood circulation and detoxifying, reducing swelling and relieving pain. At the same time, vinegar is also a medicine rarely used in TCM prescriptions, but in ancient medical books, such as Zhang Zhongjing's Treatise on Exogenous Febrile Diseases, it is recorded that vinegar is used to treat traumatic sore throat. Li Shizhen also believes that vinegar can "disperse blood stasis". From the literature, it is not difficult to see that it is well-founded to treat the swelling and pain caused by local falls with soybean vinegar paste.
The author boiled a catty of soybeans, cooled them in a porcelain basin, mashed them into mud, dried them, poured about half a catty of high-quality rice vinegar, and mixed them well. When it is slightly dried into a paste, it is applied to the wound, wrapped with plastic sheets and wrapped with gauze, which has a significant effect on treating traumatic injuries. After two personal experiences, it has achieved the effects of reducing swelling and relieving pain and promoting wound healing. The principle is that the local blood circulation is promoted by the efficacy of soybean and vinegar, and the effect of detumescence and pain relief is obtained. However, it is worth reminding imitators that folk prescriptions similar to these used to treat traumatic injuries are only suitable for use when the affected area is small, and those who fail to follow suit should seek medical advice as soon as possible to avoid delaying their illness.