formula | Kidney-Nourishing Eyesight-Improving Decoction Zi Shen Ming Mu Tang |
source | Wanbing Huichun |
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Tonifying and nourishing qi and blood, clearing heat and improving vision.
Treating fatigue and kidney deficiency, blood deficiency causing eye pain, sore and uncomfortable eyes, tearing in the wind, dizziness, blurred vision, or dim vision.
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This formula is suitable for eye diseases caused by qi and blood deficiency, liver and kidney yin deficiency, and the presence of wind-heat excess pathogen. In the formula, Angelica Sinensis, Ligusticum Wallichii, Paeonia Lactiflora, and Rehmannia Glutinosa are the Four Ingredients Decoction for tonifying blood and nourishing the yin blood of the liver and kidney. Unprocessed Rehmannia Root enriches yin and cools blood. Ginseng and Liquorice Root tonify the middle and replenish qi, as the generation of qi leads to the generation of blood. Coptis Rhizome and Gardenia clear and purge liver fire. Chrysanthemum Flower clears heat and improves vision. Chastetree Fruit and Dahurian Angelica disperse external wind, clear and benefit the head and eyes. Platycodon Root carries the medicine upward. The combination of these herbs nourishes yin blood, supplements original qi to treat deficiency, disperses wind and clears heat, benefits the liver and improves vision to eliminate excess, addressing both aspects, gradually curing the eye disease. Chrysanthemum Flower clears heat and improves vision. Chastetree Fruit and Dahurian Angelica disperse external wind, clear and benefit the head and eyes. Platycodon Root carries the medicine upward. The combination of these herbs nourishes yin blood, supplements original qi to treat deficiency, disperses wind and clears heat, benefits the liver and improves vision to eliminate excess, addressing both aspects, gradually curing the eye disease.
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White internal visual obstruction, retinal membrane lesions, optic nerve atrophy, eye fatigue, floaters, visual impairment.