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The info below on Wan Hua oil is excerpted from an article by acupuncturist Dr. Harvey Kaltsas. The entire article covers a number of Chinese liniments. I found the article researching Dupuytrens contracture for a client, and was surprised at how useful this particular liniment sounded, as Kaltsas mentioned it for a wide variety of ailments. So I got some Wan Hua from Amazon, as it's not quite common enough for the local Asian stores to carry it. The other day I had an ache from an overstretch session at the chiro's, and after a few hours of annoyance, thought to rub a few drops of Wan Hua on the owie. To my total surprise, the ache just vanished! Anyway, thought some bums might find this useful, and be interested in an acupuncturist's experience with the other Chinese medicinal preparations Kaltsas covers. So here's what he says about Wan Hua: "Wan Hua Oil Wan Hua Oil is antiseptic, resolves pus, and is excellent for softening and removing hardened masses, especially after a traumatic injury. It is haemostatic, analgesic, anti- inflammatory, regenerates tissue, eliminates swelling and disperses stasis and relaxes tendons. It is effective in treating traumatic injuries, bleeding from cuts, and scalding. It is used for injuries from falls, hammer and wrench blows, for stanching bleeding, relieving pain, diminishing inflammation, engendering flesh, dispersing swelling, and dissipating stasis. Because there is no alcohol in this formula, it can be applied to open wounds.3 Because it is used as an antiseptic to open wounds, be sure to maintain the purity of the bottle. I have personally used it to with good results to dissolve sebaceous cysts and fatty tumors and tto treat Dupuytren's contractions of the palmar fascia. For these cases I have the patients soak a gauze pad which has a waterproof backing with Wan Hua Oil. I instruct them to place it on the afflicted area, and leave it on overnight, usually for several weeks. Probably owing greatly to the influence of its carthamus (Hong Hua), the Wan Hua Oil moves the blood and brakes up blood stasis. The other plant oils in it also serve to provide added lubrication. This is especially helpful when treating Dupuytren’s contraction which occurs when the tendons in the palm stick to the tendon sheaths inside which they are supposed to slide smoothly. The Wan Hua Oil works to moisten these tendon sheaths, relieve the contractions, and allow the fingers to open and close without catching." http://www.hkacup.com/uploads/4/5/1/0/45101541/beyond_ben_gay-a.pdf