Cicada Flower Pills

Cicada Flower Pills,For long-standing and recently developed eye disorders of all kinds—whether internal or external, caused by wind toxins or pathogenic qi, including corneal opacities, red blood vessels, horizontal and vertical obstructions, pterygium invading the cornea, redness and ulceration of the eyelids, excessive pus and tearing, blurred vision, and a hazy, indistinct view of objects.

Formulas Name : Cicada Flower Pills

Chinese Name : 蝉花丸

Drug Formulation

Half liang of honey-coated chrysanthemum flowers, half liang of Wilfordia (stem removed), half liang of white tribulus (roasted, tips removed), half liang of Equisetum (hairy nodes removed), half liang of Cassia seeds (roasted),Chrysanthemum flowers (stems removed) half liang, paper mulberry seeds (roasted) half liang, oyster shell (calcined) half liang, cicada exoskeletons (washed clean with sesame oil) half liang, blue thistle seeds (roasted on a tile) half liang, Chuanxiong half liang, Qianghuo (raw) half liang, Xuanfu flowers 1 liang, licorice 1 liang, Schizonepeta spikes 1 liang.

Source

From *The Universal Remedies* (Vol. 78), citing *The Family Treasure of Health*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills, making 15 pills per liang.

Benefits

For long-standing and recently developed eye disorders of all kinds—whether internal or external, caused by wind toxins or pathogenic qi, including corneal opacities, red blood vessels, horizontal and vertical obstructions, pterygium invading the cornea, redness and ulceration of the eyelids, excessive pus and tearing, blurred vision, and a hazy, indistinct view of objects.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill each time; chew it thoroughly after meals or before bedtime, and swallow it with a concentrated decoction of lamp wick and Ophiopogon tuber. Take three times daily.

Cicada Flower Pills,From *The Universal Remedies* (Vol. 78), citing *The Family Treasure of Health*.,For long-standing and recently developed eye disorders of all kinds—whether internal or external, caused by wind toxins or pathogenic qi, including corneal opacities, red blood vessels, horizontal and vertical obstructions, pterygium invading the cornea, redness and ulceration of the eyelids, excessive pus and tearing, blurred vision, and a hazy, indistinct view of objects.

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