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Eight-Ingredient Night-Brightening Decoction

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Eight-Ingredient Night-Brightening Decoction,Retinal pigmentary degeneration due to deficiency of Mingmen fire and exhaustion of kidney yang.

Formulas Name : Eight-Ingredient Night-Brightening Decoction

Chinese Name : 夜明八味汤

Drug Formulation

12g Prepared Rehmannia, 9g Moutan Bark, 12g Poria, 9g Chinese Yam, 6g Alisma, 9g Scutellaria Root, 3g Cinnamon Bark, 1.5g Aconite Root, 15g Night-Bright Sand, 12g Atractylodes.

Source

From *Qian Jia Miao Fang*, citing a formula by Qi Qiang.

Benefits

Retinal pigmentary degeneration due to deficiency of Mingmen fire and exhaustion of kidney yang.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take orally. One dose daily.

Eight-Ingredient Night-Brightening Decoction,From *Qian Jia Miao Fang*, citing a formula by Qi Qiang.,Retinal pigmentary degeneration due to deficiency of Mingmen fire and exhaustion of kidney yang.

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