Decoction to Wash the Liver and Brighten the Eyes

萬病回春湯劑

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Source

萬病回春

Composition

Angelica 10g, Red peony 10g, Scutellaria 10g, Forsythia 10g, Ligusticum chuanxiong 10g, Raw Rehmannia 10g, Gardenia 10g, Saposhnikovia 10g, Schizonepeta 10g, Notopterygium 10g, Cassia seed 10g, Mint 10g, Vitex fruit 10g, Chrysanthemum flower 10g, Coptis 10g, Tribulus 10g, Platycodon 10g, Licorice 10g, Gypsum 10g

Preparation

Boil nine bowls of water down to three bowls; take one bowl warm after each meal.

Form

湯劑

Function

Clear heat and dispel wind, reduce swelling and brighten the eyes.

Traditional indications

Redness, swelling, photophobia and lacrimation, eye dryness and pain caused by wind-heat; red tongue with thin yellow coating and rapid pulse.

Modifications

Wind-heat swelling and pain: add Cimicifuga, Pueraria. -- Wind-heat with lacrimation: add Prunella, vinegar-processed Cyperus. -- Wind-heat with corneal opacity: add Asarum, Buddleia flower. -- Sudden red swelling due to wind-toxin: add rhubarb.