Raw Rhinoceros Horn and Cimicifuga Decoction

Raw Rhinoceros Horn and Cimicifuga Decoction,Internal cataract. For cases where both qi and blood are deficient, the nutritive and defensive qi are stagnant, and the pupil is inverted.

Formulas Name : Raw Rhinoceros Horn and Cimicifuga Decoction

Chinese Name : 生犀升麻汤

Drug Formulation

1 liang 1 qian of rhinoceros horn, 5 qian of Sichuan cimicifuga, 5 qian of saposhnikovia root, 5 qian of white aconite, 5 qian of white angelica, 5 qian of scutellaria, and 1 qian of licorice.

Source

From *Longmu Lun on Ophthalmology* by Daoist Master Baoguang.

Benefits

Internal cataract. For cases where both qi and blood are deficient, the nutritive and defensive qi are stagnant, and the pupil is inverted.

Instructions for Use

Coarsely crush the ingredients; take 3 qian per dose. Decoct in 1.5 zhong of water until reduced to half a zhong. Strain, then decoct again. Take after meals, three times daily.

Raw Rhinoceros Horn and Cimicifuga Decoction,From *Longmu Lun on Ophthalmology* by Daoist Master Baoguang.,Internal cataract. For cases where both qi and blood are deficient, the nutritive and defensive qi are stagnant, and the pupil is inverted.

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