bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage Phellodendron bark (Cortex Phellodendri)
2 qián if there is heat and irritability, it will gradually increase in spring and summer. if spleen deficiency is used to remove it, use it to reduce heat. bubble_chart Efficacy
Tonifying middle and replenishing qi, lifting clear yang, improving hearing, and enhancing vision.
bubble_chart Indications
Eye nebula, blurred vision, vertigo, tinnitus, deafness, insomnia, forgetfulness, fatigue, lack of strength, mental fatigue, anorexia, abdominal distension and fullness, epigastric stuffiness, drowsiness, loose stool, cold limbs, shortness of breath, pale tongue with thin white coating, and weak pulse.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
The clear yang qi of the twelve Jingmai all ascends to the head and face, filling the orifices. If diet is not regulated, and there is excessive worry, fatigue, or injury, the yang of the spleen and stomach is damaged, leading to insufficient transformation and nourishment of the orifices. In the formula, Ginseng and Astragalus Root, sweet and warm, are used as the sovereign to tonify the qi of the spleen and stomach; Pueraria Root, Chastetree Fruit, and Cimicifuga Rhizome are used as the ministers to uplift the clear yang and stimulate the stomach qi, ascending to nourish the head and eyes; Peony Root is used to astringe yin and harmonize blood; Phelloendron Bark is used as the assistant to tonify the kidney and strengthen yin; Liquorice Root is used as the envoy to harmonize all the herbs with its sweet and moderating properties.
bubble_chart Syndrome Differentiation
- Deterioration of vision and memory.
- Vertigo, tinnitus.
- Mental fatigue, anorexia.
- Epigastric fullness, loose stool.
- Thin and weak pulse.
bubble_chart Formula Modification
- Excessive damp phlegm: add Pineilia, White Atractylodes Rhizome, Atractylodes Rhizome.
- Kidney yin deficiency: combine with Six-Ingredient Rehmannia Pill.
- Kidney yang deficiency: combine with Cassia Bark, Aconite and Rehmannia Pill.
- Kidney yin deficiency, liver yang hyperactivity: combine with Wolfberry and Chrysanthemum Rehmannia Pill.
bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications
- Avoid greasy, raw, cold, and other hard-to-digest foods.
- Eye diseases related to blood deficiency and liver heat, tinnitus, and deafness due to dampness in the liver and gallbladder meridians are contraindicated.
bubble_chart Modern Application
White internal visual obstruction, amblyopia, floaters, tinnitus, deafness, visual impairment, memory decline.