formula | Qi-Replenishing Sharp and Bright Decoction Yi Qi Cong Ming Tang |
source | Dongyuan Shixiao Fang, Li Gao, 1266 |
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bubble_chart Composition Astragalus 15 gm, Licorice 15 gm, Ginseng 15 gm, Cimicifuga 9 gm, Pueraria 9 gm, Vitex 4.5 gm, Peony 3 gm, Phellodendron 3 gm (prepared with wine, filed, stir-fried until yellow)
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
Grind the above ingredients. Take 9 grams each time, boil with 300 ml of water until reduced to 150 ml, remove the dregs, and take while hot. Take before sleep.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Tonifying qi, raising yang, improving hearing, and enhancing vision.
bubble_chart Indications
Spleen and stomach qi deficiency leads to internal visual obstruction, blurred vision, dim and blurry sight, aqueous humor turning light green, followed by diplopia (double vision), and eventually blindness with aqueous humor turning pure white; it also treats deafness and tinnitus. It is now commonly used for senile internal visual obstruction, color weakness, color blindness, and hearing loss due to qi deficiency and failure of clear yang to rise.