Is there really the legendary black jade intermittent ointment among the people?
As of 2018, no.
Black Jade Intermittent Cream is a fiction created by Mr. Jin Yong.
Some people say that "Black Jade Intermittent Ointment" may be "Black Ointment". In fact, this is not the case. Although there is a word between "black jade intermittent ointment" and "black ointment", they are not the same thing. In reality, there is still the term "black ointment", which is actually popular. "Black plaster" is synonymous with "folk plaster" and is a general term for all plasters sold by various names in informal pharmacies on the market.
Black plaster refers to an external preparation made from medicinal materials, edible vegetable oil and red elixir, which is spread on a backing material and applied to the skin. It has protective, sealing and therapeutic effects. The ointment layer is thick and the effect is long-lasting. Plaster is one of the five major dosage forms of traditional Chinese medicine - pills, powders, ointments, pills and soups.
There are records about plasters in the medical literature "Huangdi Neijing", "Shen Nong's Materia Medica", "Nanjing" and other works that appeared during the Warring States, Qin and Han Dynasties. The ointment used at this time was ointment such as lard ointment. During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, alchemy was popular, and black plasters appeared.
In the Tang and Song Dynasties, the preparation of black plaster was gradually perfected and widely used. It has become one of the commonly used medicines in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In modern times, due to the development of decoctions, the use of black plasters has been greatly reduced. After the emergence of modern rubber plaster, black plaster has almost disappeared from hospitals and is only spread among the people.
Extended information:
The black jade intermittent ointment is very magical in Mr. Jin Yong’s book. In fact, if you look at it from today’s perspective, perhaps the black jade intermittent ointment is not so magical. magic.
The black jade intermittent ointment is not something that can be used casually. It cannot heal injuries and illnesses as soon as it is applied. In "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Sword", Zhang Wuji still needs to go through a series of steps to treat it, and Those steps are obviously no different from modern treatment methods. They still need to go through the process of reduction, fixation, medicine and exercise.
The role of Black Jade Intermittent Ointment is not much different from that of general external medicine for bone injuries. It may only have a slightly stronger effect on promoting the healing of fracture sites, but in the treatment of fractures, external medicine It plays an auxiliary role. The key to treatment lies in correct reduction and stable fixation, and then the patient's self-healing ability.
The reason why Black Jade Intermittent Ointment makes people feel magical and incredible is mainly due to the original description: "The properties of the medicine are extremely magical, but the treatment is also very overbearing. It requires completely crushing the malformed joints." , re-healing. "
In fact, external medicines for fractures have different focuses at different stages. In the early stage, they focus on promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, reducing swelling and relieving pain, such as Xiaoyu Pain Relief Cream, Qingying Tuoshuang Cream, etc.; In the middle stage, it is mainly about bone-reinforcing tendons and nourishing new products, such as bone-reinforcing tendon ointment, broken bone pill, etc.; in the later stage, it is mainly about nourishing qi and blood, etc.
Baidu Encyclopedia—Black Jade Intermittent Cream