Circulated throughout Southern Kung Fu, Plum Dragon Herbs & Dit Da Jow offers this intricate Iron Palm recipe, which shares most of its ingredients with the Ku Yu Cheong Iron Palm formula. While this recipe is quite similar, it has continued to evolve and is unique in its own right. We apply all the traditional preparation techniques and trade secrets in creating this herb pack to perform optimally for iron palm training — this is not primarily an injury liniment, and is intended for conditioning use in iron palm and related training practices.
Among the list of over 25 herbs in this iron palm dit da jow, some are rare and difficult to procure, and quite expensive. This herb pack contains all the obscure herbs and Pao Zhi preparations, with nothing held back. It is available at Plum Dragon for those who train seriously with this style of liniment.
LEVEL 2: The big hand recipe adds sizable quantities of Bai Hua She, Wu Shao She, Hai Long (whenever available), and other powerful herbs to the Level 1 recipe that are appropriate for advanced training, including the striking of harder mediums. This formula is traditionally associated with a greater warming "charge" felt in the hands during training compared to Level 1, offering a different training experience for advanced practitioners.
This product contains potent traditional herbs. Please exercise caution when performing iron palm routines and use this dit da jow only as directed.
****Do not allow the liniment to contact cuts, scrapes, broken skin, eyes, or mouth, and apply this liniment only to the area being conditioned.****
Properties
Mildly Warming (per traditional Chinese medicine theory)
Channels Entered
Heart, Liver
Ingredients
Pyrite, Safflower, Dragon Bone, Clematis, Acanthopanax, Frankincense, Wingless Cockroach, Snake, Zedoaria, Sappan Wood, Cnidium, Angelica Tails, Dipsacus, Catechu, Cinnamon Twig, White Peony, Bur-Reed, Auklandia, Siler, Red Peony, Tinospora, Bugleweed, Peach Kernel, Pinellia, Akebia, Trichosanthes.
Traditional Formula Associations (per Classical Herbal Theory)
According to traditional Chinese medicine theory, this formula has historically been associated with:
- Traditionally believed to disperse stagnation and support the body's natural conditioning response during training
- Classically associated with activating the movement of Qi and blood, and opening the channels and collaterals
- Traditionally described as calming and settling in nature
- Traditionally associated with calming the Shen (Spirit)
- Traditionally associated with warming sensations in the skin and muscles during use
Traditional Training Applications
- Traditionally used by iron palm practitioners to support the body's adaptation to repeated conditioning training
- Associated in classical theory with a warming, circulating sensation in the extremities during training
- Traditionally associated with a settling, calming effect when used as part of a training regimen
- Used traditionally to support suppleness of the muscles after intensive training sessions
Cautions/Contraindications
Contraindicated during pregnancy.
Use caution if taking anticoagulant or antiplatelet medications, as the combination may lead to additive or synergistic effects. Though this potential interaction has not been documented, use of this product may potentiate the effect of drugs such as warfarin. Other anticoagulants include heparin and enoxaparin (Lovenox); other antiplatelets include aspirin, dipyridamole (Persantine), and clopidogrel (Plavix).
For EXTERNAL use only. This product is intended for iron palm conditioning training purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any injury or disease. Statements on this page have not been evaluated by the FDA.
