Dit Da Jow recipes
Welcome to the Plum Dragon Herbs Dit Da Jow Recipe Compendium! Below are powerful dit da jow ingredients, dit da wan, and iron palm dit da jow recipes for martial artists and athletes. For those not wanting Pre-made dit da jow or pre-made Herb Packs, we offer this resource of dit da jow ingredients and recipes. While we don't endorse all these dit da jow recipes, we're happy to provide you with the herbal dit da jow ingredients to try whichever recipe you'd like!
Each formula is standardized to make 1 gallon of dit da jow. Below, you will see the name of the recipe and the dit da jow ingredients listed below the name. Any dit da jow ingredient that's linked is a herb we offer in the store.
External Injury
Qi Li San Variation- Xue Jie (Dragon Blood Resin)
- 4 oz Liu Ji Nu (Artemisia Anomala)
- 28 g Hong Hua (Safflower Flower)
- 28 g Er Cha (Catechu)
- 28 g Tao Ren (Sliced) (Peach Seed)
- 28 g Ru Xiang (Frankincense)
- 28 g Ding Xiang (Clove Flower)
- 28 g Mo Yao (Myrrh Resin)
- 28 g Ban Xia (Zhi) (Pinellia Ternata)
- 28 g Bing Pian (Borneol)
Notes: Sometimes used as a base for more complicated recipes. Often referred to as Wing Chun formula.
Shaolin Wu Xiang Jiu (Five Fragrance Wine)
- Dang Gui, Pian (Angelica Root)
- 2 oz Chuan Xiong (Cnidium)
- 1.5 oz Su Mu (Sappan Wood)
- 1.5 oz Niu Xi (Huai) (Achyranthes Root)
- 1.5 oz Hong Hua (Safflower Flower)
- 1 oz Ding Xiang (Clove Flower)
- 18 g Mu Xiang (Costus Root)
- 18 g Ru Xiang (Frankincense)
- 18 g Tan Xiang (Sandal Wood)
- 18 g Xiao Hui Xiang (Fennel Seed)
- 18 g Notes: Sometimes used as a base for more complicated recipes.
North Shaolin Training Dit Da Jow Recipe Ingredients
- Ru Xiang (Frankincense)
- 28 g Mo Yao (Myrrh Resin)
- 28 g Hong Hua (Safflower Flower)
- 28 g Dang Gui Wei (Angelica Root Tail)
- 28 g Zhi Shi (Aurantium)
- 28 g Chuan Xiong (Cnidium)
- 28 g Tao Ren (Sliced) (Peach Seed)
- 28 g Mu Xiang (Costus Root)
- 28 g Chen Xiang (Aquilaria Sinensis)
- 14 g Jing Jie (Schizonepeta Bud)
- 28 g Chi Shao (Red Peony Root)
- 28 g Jie Geng (Platycodon Root)
- 14 g Zhi Zi (Gardenia)
- 28 g Long Gu (Duan)
- 28 g Mu Dan Pi (Mountain Peony Bark)
- Zi Wan (Aster Root)
- 28 g Chuan Wu (Zhi) (Sichuan Aconite)
- 28 g Ban Xia (Zhi) (Pinellia Ternata)
- 28 g Long Gu (Duan)
- 28+ g Hua Jiao, Chuan (Prickly Ash Pepper)
- 28 g Fu Hai Shi (Pumice)
- 21 g Tian Nan Xing (Arisaema Tuber)
- 28 g Gou Qi Zi (Goji Berry, Lycium Fruit)
- 28 g Cao Wu (Zhi) (Aconite Tsaowu)
- 28 g Liu Huang (Sulfur)
- 14 g Bai Bu (Stemona)
- 28 g Li Lu (Veratrum)
Ancient Way/Monks Fist Dit Da Jow Recipe Ingredients
- Fu Zi Zhi (Prepared Aconite)
- 21 g Ban Xia (Zhi) (Pinellia Ternata)
- 21 g Di Gu Pi (Lycium Root)
- 56 g Bai Bu (Stemona)
- 56 g Long Gu (Duan)
- 28 g Tian Nan Xing (Arisaema Tuber)
- 28 g Hong Hua (Safflower Flower)
- 28 g She Chuang Zi (Cnidium Fruit)
- 28 g Chuan Xiong (Cnidium)
- 28 g San Qi/Tian Qi (Pseudoginseng Root)
- 14 g Xue Jie (Dragon Blood Resin)
- 28 g Ru Xiang (Frankincense)
- 28 g Mo Yao (Myrrh Resin)
- 28 g Ding Xiang (Clove Flower)
- 28 g Dang Gui, Pian (Angelica Root)
- 28 g Da Huang (Rhubarb Root)
- 28 g Zhang Nao (Camphor)
- 14 g Menthol
Cao Chong Dit Da Jow Ingredients
- San Qi/Tian Qi (Pseudoginseng Root)
- 4 oz Dang Gui, Pian (Angelica Root)
- 2 oz Qian Nian Jian (Homalomena)
- 2 oz Ru Xiang (Frankincense)
- 2 oz Mo Yao (Myrrh Resin)
- 2 oz Hong Hua (Safflower Flower)
Traditional Wing Chun Dit Da Jow Recipe Ingredients
- Gao Liang Jiang (Alpinia, Galanga)
- 8 Chien Bai Zhi (Angelica Dahurica)
- 8 Chien Yan Hu Suo (Corydalis Tuber)
- 8 Chien Tian Nan Xing (Arisaema Tuber)
- 8 Chien Ban Xia (Zhi) (Pinellia Ternata)
- 8 Chien Chuan Wu (Zhi) (Sichuan Aconite)
- 8 Chien Cao Wu (Zhi) (Aconite Tsaowu)
- 8 Chien Hua Jiao, Chuan (Prickly Ash Pepper)
- 8 Chien Hong Hua (Safflower Flower)
- 8 Chien Ru Xiang (Frankincense)
- 8 Chien Zhi Zi (Gardenia)
- 8 Chien Tao Ren (Sliced) (Peach Seed)
- 6 Chien Jiang Huang (Turmeric Rhizome)
- 6 Chien Mo Yao (Myrrh Resin)
- 6 Chien Dang Gui Wei (Angelica Root Tail)
- 6 Chien Ge Gen (Pueraria Root)
Tom Bisio Trauma Liniment
- Da Huang (Rhubarb Root)
- 28 g Zhi Zi (Gardenia)
- 28 g Hong Hua (Safflower Flower)
- 28 g Mo Yao (Myrrh Resin)
- 28 g Ru Xiang (Frankincense)
- 28 g Xue Jie (Dragon Blood Resin)
- 28 g Lu Lu Tong (Liquidambar)
- 28 g Dang Gui Wei (Angelica Root Tail)
Tendon Lotion
- Cao Wu (Zhi) (Aconite Tsaowu)
- 28 g Chuan Wu (Zhi) (Sichuan Aconite)
- 28 g Tao Ren (Sliced) (Peach Seed)
- 28 g Ma Huang (Ephedra)
- Use Gui Zhi (Cinnamon Twig)
- 28 g Zi Ran Tong (Prepared Pyrite)
- 28 g Mo Yao (Myrrh Resin)
- 28 g Ru Xiang (Frankincense)
- 28 g Da Huang (Rhubarb Root)
- 28 g Lu Lu Tong (Liquidambar)
Hong Zi Su Ye Gao
- Dang Gui, Pian (Angelica Root)
- 56 g Hong Hua (Safflower Flower)
- 28 g Mo Yao (Myrrh Resin)
- 28 g Chi Shao (Red Peony Root)
- 28 g Zi Su Ye (Perilla leaf)
- 14 g Mu Tong (Akebia Stem)
- 14 g Gui Zhi (Cinnamon Twig)
- 14 g Xu Duan (Dipsacus Root)
Die Da Hao Fang Injury Dit Da Jow Ingredients
- Dang Gui, Pian (Angelica Root)
- 1.5 oz Ru Xiang (Frankincense)
- 1.5 oz Mo Yao (Myrrh Resin)
- 1.5 oz Niu Xi (Huai) (Achyranthes Root)
- 1.5 oz Fang Feng (Siler Root)
- 1.5 oz Ji Xue Teng (Spatholobus)
- 1.5 oz Chi Shao (Red Peony Root)
- 1.5 oz Fu Ling, Pian (Poria)
- 1 oz Hong Hua (Safflower Flower)
- 1 oz Su Mu (Sappan Wood)
- 1 oz San Qi/Tian Qi (Pseudoginseng Root)
- 1 oz Bai Zhi (Angelica Dahurica)
- 1 oz Da Huang (Rhubarb Root)
External - Iron Palm / Conditioning
Golden Lotus Iron Palm/Body Dit Da Jow Recipe Ingredients
*NOTE: Measurements were modified to make this suitable for a 1-1.5 gallon recipe.
- Dang Gui, Pian (Angelica Root)
- 28 g Dang Gui Wei (Angelica Root Tail)
- 28 g Gu Sui Bu (Drynaria)
- 28 g Niu Xi (Huai) (Achyranthes Root)
- 28 g Wu Jia Pi (Acanthopanax Root Bark)
- 28 g Hai Feng Teng (Kadsura Stem)
- 28 g Mu Gua (Chinese Quince Fruit)
- 28 g Mu Tong (Akebia Stem)
- 21 g Bai Zhi (Angelica Dahurica)
- 21 g Song Jie (Knotty Pine)
- 28 g Gui Zhi (Cinnamon Twig)
- 28 g Jiang Huang (Turmeric Rhizome)
- 28 g Du Huo (Pubescent Angelica Root)
- 28 g Du Zhong (Eucommia Bark)
- 14 g Xu Duan (Dipsacus Root)
- 28 g Rou Cong Rong (Broomrape)
- 28 g She Chuang Zi (Cnidium Fruit)
- 28 g Kuan Jin Teng (Tinospora Stem)
- 28 g Wei Ling Xian (Clematis Root)
- 14 g Qin Jiao (Gentian Root)
- 14 g Long Gu (Duan)
- 42 g Ru Xiang (Frankincense)
- 28 g Mo Yao (Myrrh Resin)
- 28 g Xue Jie (Dragon Blood Resin)
- 28 g Hua Jiao, Chuan (Prickly Ash Pepper)
- 14 g Gao Liang Jiang (Alpinia, Galanga)
- 14 g Fang Feng (Siler Root)
- 14 g Cang Zhu (Atractylodes)
- 28 g Qiang Huo (Notopterygium Root)
- 21 g Liu Ji Nu (Artemisia Anomala)
- 14 g Jiang Xiang (Dalbergia Rosewood)
- 28 g Xiang Fu (Nutgrass Rhizome)
- 28 g Fu Ling, Pian (Poria)
- 28 g Ba Ji Tian (Morinda)
Ku Yu Cheong Iron Palm Dit Da Jow Ingredients
- Zi Ran Tong (Prepared Pyrite)
- 18 g Hong Hua (Safflower Flower)
- 18 g Long Gu (Duan)
- 18 g Wei Ling Xian (Clematis Root)
- 15 g Wu Jia Pi (Acanthopanax Root Bark)
- 15 g Bai Hua She (Agkistrodon Acutus)
- 15 g Ru Xiang (Frankincense)
- 15 g Tu Bie Chong (Wingless Cockroach)
- 15 g Su Mu (Sappan Wood)
- 15 g Wu Ling Zhi
- 12 g Dang Gui Wei (Angelica Root Tail)
- 12 g Xu Duan (Dipsacus Root)
- 12 g Bai Zhi (Angelica Dahurica)
- 12 g Xue Jie (Dragon Blood Resin)
- 12 g Gui Zhi (Cinnamon Twig)
- 12 g Bai Shao (Paeonia Lactiflora)
- 12 g San Qi/Tian Qi (Pseudoginseng Root)
- 12 g Mu Xiang (Costus Root)
- 12 g Qiang Huo (Notopterygium Root)
- 12 g Fang Feng (Siler Root)
- 12 g Chi Shao (Red Peony Rou Gui (Cinnamon Bark)Root)
- 12 g Kuan Jin Teng (Tinospora Stem)
- 12 g Ze Lan (Bugleweed)
- 12 g Tao Ren (Sliced) (Peach Seed)
- 12 g Mu Tong (Akebia Stem)
- 9 g Rou Gui (Cinnamon Bark)
- 9 g Gua Lou Ren (Tricosanthes Seed)
- NOTES: Multiple variations of this famous formula exist. Herbs such as Lu Jin, Hu Gu, Bai Hua She, Qian Nian Jian, Chuan Shan Jia, Hai Long, and San Leng appear in various versions while measurements of herbs such as San Qi, Bai Hua She, Tao Ren, Zi Ran Tong, and Gui Zhi are adjusted. Wu Ling Zhi, Long Gu, and Gua Lou Ren may also be substituted for other herbs. At PlumDragon, we stock all these herbs, have records of all the variations, and make the formulas to specification. Our Ku Yu Cheong half-gallon and herb pack include Bai Hua She and Hai Long in the above method unless a specific variation is requested.
- Qiang Huo (Notopterygium Root)
- 4 oz Du Huo (Pubescent Angelica Root)
- 4 oz Mu Gua (Chinese Quince Fruit)
- 4 oz Da Huang (Rhubarb Root)
- 3 oz Chi Shao (Red Peony Root)
- 3 oz Wu Jia Pi (Acanthopanax Root Bark)
- 2 oz African Bird Pepper
- 28 g Ban Xia (Zhi) (Pinellia Ternata)
- 14 g Pu Huang (Cattail Pollen)
- 14 oz Cao Wu (Zhi) (Aconite Tsaowu)
- 14 g Chuan Wu (Zhi) (Sichuan Aconite)
- 14 g Tian Nan Xing (Arisaema Tuber)
- 14 g Zhi Zi (Gardenia)
- 14 g Ding Xiang (Clove Flower)
- 9 g Zhang Nao (Camphor)
- Ru Xiang (Frankincense)
- 2 oz Mo Yao (Myrrh Resin)
- 2 oz Du Huo (Pubescent Angelica Root)
- 2 oz Bai Zhi (Angelica Dahurica)
- 1.5 oz Dang Gui, Pian (Angelica Root)
- 1 oz Jing Jie (Schizonepeta Bud)
- 1 oz Gan Jiang (Dried Ginger)
- 1 oz
- A sincere thanks to Bob Asbridge for contributing this formula!
- San Qi/Tian Qi (Pseudoginseng Root)
- 2 oz Ru Xiang (Frankincense)
- 1 oz Mo Yao (Myrrh Resin)
- 1 oz Xue Jie (Dragon Blood Resin)
- 1 oz Hong Hua (Safflower Flower)
- 18 g Tao Ren (Sliced) (Peach Seed)
- 18 g Dang Gui Wei (Angelica Root Tail)
- 18 g Ze Lan (Bugleweed)
- 18 g San Leng (Bur-Reed)
- 18 g E Zhu (Curcuma Zedoaria)
- 18 g Zi Ran Tong (Prepared Pyrite)
- 18 g Su Mu (Sappan Wood)
- 18 g Da Huang (Rhubarb Root)
- 18 g Niu Xi (Huai) (Achyranthes Root)
- 18 g Chuan Po Shi (Cudrania)
- 18 g Chuan Shan Long (Dioscorea Nipponica)
- 18 g Yu Jin (Turmeric Tuber)
- 18 g Xiang Fu (Nutgrass Rhizome)
- 18 g Di Huang,Sheng (Rehmannia Root)
- 18 g Gui Zhi (Cinnamon Twig)
- 18 g Mu Gua (Chinese Quince Fruit)
- 18 g Xi Xin (Wild Ginger)
- 18 g Wei Ling Xian (Clematis Root)
- 18 g Bai Zhi (Angelica Dahurica)
- 18 g Fang Feng (Siler Root)
- 18 g Qiang Huo (Notopterygium Root)
- 18 g Du Huo (Pubescent Angelica Root)
- 18 g Wu Jia Pi (Acanthopanax Root Bark)
- 18 g Cao Wu (Zhi) (Aconite Tsaowu)
- 18 g Chuan Wu (Zhi) (Sichuan Aconite)
- 18 g Song Jie (Knotty Pine)
- 18 g Ji Xue Teng (Spatholobus)
- 18 g Mu Dan Pi (Mountain Peony Bark)
- 18 g Zhi Ke (Bitter Orange Peel)
- 18 g Tu Bie Chong (Wingless Cockroach)
- 18 g Mu Xiang (Costus Root)
- 18 g Yan Hu Suo (Corydalis Tuber)
- 18 g Gu Sui Bu (Drynaria)
- 18 g Xu Duan (Dipsacus Root)
- 18 g Luo Shi Teng (Star Jasmine Vine)
- 18 g Tian Nan Xing (Arisaema Tuber)
Internal - Injury
Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan Jia Wei- Dang Gui, Pian (Angelica Root)
- 1 oz Dan Shen (Salvia Root)
- 1 oz Jiang Huang (Turmeric Rhizome)
- 1 oz Qiang Huo (Notopterygium Root)
- 14 g Du Huo (Pubescent Angelica Root)
- 14 g Wei Ling Xian (Clematis Root)
- 14 g Ru Xiang (Frankincense)
- 14 g Mo Yao (Myrrh Resin)
- 14 g Hong Hua (Safflower Flower)
Gu Zhe Tang (Bone Break Decoction)
- Xu Duan (Dipsacus Root)
- 28 g Di Huang, Shu (Cooked Rehmannia)
- 14 g Dang Gui, Pian (Angelica Root)
- 14 g Niu Xi (Huai) (Achyranthes Root)
- 14 g Wu Jia Pi (Acanthopanax Root Bark)
- 14 g Shan Zhu Yu (Cornus Fruit)
- 14 g Du Zhong (Eucommia Bark)
- 14 g Bai Shao (Paeonia Lactiflora)
- 14 g Fu Ling, Pian (Poria)
Shang Jin Dong Gu Wan
- Hong Hua (Safflower Flower)
- 3 oz Tao Ren (Sliced) (Peach Seed)
- 2 oz Mo Yao (Myrrh Resin)
- 2 oz Ru Xiang (Frankincense)
- 2 oz Ma Huang (Ephedra). Use Gui Zhi (Cinnamon Twig)
- 2 oz Dang Gui, Pian (Angelica Root)
- 1 oz Chuan Xiong (Cnidium)
- 1 oz Zi Ran Tong (Prepared Pyrite)
- 1 oz Gan Cao (Licorice Root)
- 21 g Bai Jie Zi (Mustard Seed)
- 21 g Tu Bie Chong (Wingless Cockroach)
- 21 g Gan Jiang (Dried Ginger)
Shi Chuan Xiu Xue Tang (General Purpose Stop Blood Formula)
- Dang Gui, Pian (Angelica Root)
- 28 g Chuan Xiong (Cnidium)
- 18 g Hong Hua (Safflower Flower)
- 18 g Chen Pi (Tangerine Peel)
- 18 g Tao Ren (Sliced) (Peach Seed)
- 18 g Zhi Ke (Bitter Orange Peel)
- 12 g Gan Cao (Licorice Root)
- 12 g Mu Tong (Akebia Stem)
- 12 g Ru Xiang (Frankincense)
- 12 g Mu Xiang (Costus Root)
Internal - Tonic / Training
Shou Gong San (Harvest the Training Powder)- Dang Gui, Pian (Angelica Root)
- 1.5 oz Chen Pi (Tangerine Peel)
- 1 oz Chen Xiang (Aquilaria Sinensis)
- 1 oz Hong Hua (Safflower Flower)
- Jiang Xiang (Dalbergia Rosewood)
- 0.5 oz Zhi Shi (Aurantium)
Seven Seeds Training Tonic
- Bai Dou Kou (Amomi Rotundus)
- 1 oz She Chuang Zi (Cnidium Fruit)
- 1 oz Gou Qi Zi (Goji Berry, Lycium Fruit)
- 1 oz Tu Si Zi (Cuscuta Seed)
- 1 oz Wu Wei Zi (Shisandra Fruit)
- 1 oz Fu Pen Zi (Raspberry)
- 1 oz Che Qian Zi (Plantain Seed)
Tiger Bone Training Wine
- *NOTE: Formula does NOT use Tiger Bone and is modified for safe internal use. Long Gu and Lu Jiao Jiao are both good substitutions Long Gu (Duan)
- 2 oz Dang Gui, Pian (Angelica Root)
- 1.5 oz Dang Gui Wei (Angelica Root Tail)
- 1 oz Di Huang, Shu (Cooked Rehmannia)
- 1.5 oz Niu Xi (Huai) (Achyranthes Root)
- 1.5 oz Ru Xiang (Frankincense)
- 21 g Mo Yao (Myrrh Resin)
- 21 g Rou Gui (Cinnamon Bark)
- 21 g Tian Ma (Gastrodia Tuber)
- 14 g Xue Jie (Dragon Blood Resin)