dit da jow

hi list;
does any one know how to make dit da jow , if so could you please tell me what herbs i need ,and where the best place to buy them from, thank you .

This is a great idea!!!! Not many sifu's are willing to share their "secret" recipes, I think that if we all contribute we should be able to gain a lot from the combined knowledge of jows here.

Here is the recipe I got for an all-purpose bruise jow, although I have not made it yet....

Alcohol (Vodka, gin, Brandy, - even rubbing alcohol) 1 or 2 quarts (depending on strength desired)
1 oz of each of the following:
breadstraw
calendula (marigold)
camomile
comfrey
common club moss
cow slip
dandelion
shepards purse
stinging nettle
st johns wart
wintergreen oil (often this comes in rubbing acohol, either way is fine)
Now pour the acohol into a glass jar and gring the herbs all very finely and pour them in. Keep the mixture in a dark place for at least one week to have any results. The longer you let it sit the better the results should be.

In addition to make an iron palm jow use the same mixture and add 1oz of each of the following:
horsetail
mallow
cow parsnip
fenugreek
walnut
yellow dead nettle
Let this mixture sit longer than a week before trying it out... you need the extra strength for such injuries klike the ones that occur from external iron palm.

Now I haven't tried this jow out... it was given to me by a sihing of mine so I hope it is valuable information, I know less than nothing if herbalism, so if anyone does know abit about it please let me know.

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Be cautious in giving out your Jow recipies. I have a couple myself which I do not wish to share, but I will say that the one you have posted looks okay for an all purpose Jow. Remeber it took the Old Masters many years to get the recipies, it's not fair to them to just hand them out without given permission. I'd also suggest on letting your brew sit at least three months before using any if you want peak potency (longer if you have the time). Everclear seems to work great for this. Keep you Jow out of light as well if possible.

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Fair enough. I just have not had too much exposure to this end of things and wished to double check my recipe. I never meant any disrespect to anyone. Good post!

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hi eight fist thanks for the recipe , i just been informed there`s a recipe @ wing chun world you might like to check against the one you gave , im on my way there now , the im going to get my cauldron out and make a brew , see ya. p s not all of us r unscrouperlous as to sell some ones formula

hi eight fist , guess what its the same recipe , so you

`ve not given out a secret aftre all . best wishes

monkey fist why do you keep yours secret instead of helping others to progress will the secret die with you or will you pass it on to students friends etc

Coluld you tell me what is dit da jow please help me

is dit da jow the same thing as tiger balm

I'll pass it on to my successor (I'm an inheritor of our system), but thats it. I'm not holding anything back from anyone. There is enough fair quality Jow on the market without me giving out my recipie. I just choose not to pass it out, mostly because I have been specificly told not to give it out and I don't disobey my Sifu's wishes. The Jow posted is okay, use it and you'll be fine. Sorry, I wish I could give it to you guys.

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" Warfare is the greatest affair of state, the basis of life and death, the Tao to survival and extinction. It must be thoroughly pondered and analyzed." -Sun Tzu

hi monkey fist , thanks for letting us in on that , i realise you have to respect your sifu`s wishes where iron palm medicine is concered , what stlye do you teach , just being nosy bye .

Hey someone help me what is a dit da jow

Mercius- I'm far from being a teacher, only a "private" student if you will. I am training to teach though, but I have about four more years to go (thats why I train 6 hours everyday). I say my successor because one day just as Sifu chose his inheritor(s), I will chose mine. The system I practice is Five Family Fists (Choy, Li, Fut, Mok , Hung), Emperors Long Fist, and Tung Wu Chuan (Five Formed Animal Fists). I sometimes teach junior students but I am not quite an Instructor.

Janus- Dit da Jow is an herbal linament someimtes meaning" Iron Hit Wine". The linament is used to reduce swelling and bruising, to promote cirulation (chi flow), break down calcium deposits, treat sprains, strains, and just about any other injury one could imagine. It is also used in Iron Palm training, both internal and external. Jow can be used both for internal injuries (ex. Dim Mak) or external injuries (ex. bruised fists) depending on the ingriedients used. Most Sifu only pass on Jow recipies to thier Senior most students.

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" Warfare is the greatest affair of state, the basis of life and death, the Tao to survival and extinction. It must be thoroughly pondered and analyzed." -Sun Tzu

Here for some recipes.

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Thanks, El Frédo, aka Lazy "T"

Anytime Santa !

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jing qi shen wei ben, shou jiao yan wei gen
(Vital fluids, Qi and spirit are your essence, hands, feet and eyes your root.)