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formulaEyesight-Improving Rehmannia Pill Ming Mu Di Huang Wan
sourceShenshi Yaohan
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bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Prepared Rehmannia RootYellow (Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata) baked dry 120gm (4 liǎng)
Unprocessed Rehmannia RootYellow (Radix Rehmanniae Recens) washed with wine 60gm (2 liǎng)
Chinese Yam (Rhizoma Dioscoreae) 60gm (2 liǎng)
Alisma (Rhizoma Alismatis) 60gm (2 liǎng)
Asiatic Cornelian Cherry Fruit (Fructus Corni) pitted washed with wine 60gm (2 liǎng)
Peony Bark (Cortex Moutan Radicis) washed with wine 60gm (2 liǎng)
Bupleurum (Radix Bupleuri) 60gm (2 liǎng)
Poria with Pine (Poria) milk steamed and sun-dried 60gm (2 liǎng)
Chinese Angelica (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) washed with wine 60gm (2 liǎng)
Schisandra Fruit (Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis) drying 60gm (2 liǎng)

Grind into fine powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of tung seeds. Take three qian each time on an empty stomach with a light saltwater solution. Avoid radishes.

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Treat kidney deficiency and blurred vision.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

Essence generates qi, and qi generates spirit. Therefore, when kidney essence is deficient, yang light dominates alone. When yang light dominates alone, intense fire consumes qi, and there is nothing to generate spirit, causing dimness and unclear vision. Wang Bing said: "Strengthen the ruler of water to control yang light." Therefore, use Prepared Rehmannia Root, Cornus, Schisandra, Chinese Angelica, Moutan, and Alisma, which are thick in flavor, to enrich yin and nourish the kidneys. Enriching yin will naturally lower fire, and nourishing the kidneys will naturally generate essence. As for Chinese Yam, it is used to benefit the spleen and cultivate the mother of all things. Poria with Pine is used to nourish the spirit and generate the essence of clear illumination. Bupleurum is used to raise yang and direct the qi of mental activity to the eye socket. Sun Si-miao said: "For those with eye diseases after middle age, it is better to tonify than to purge." This can be said to enlighten countless generations.

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