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Liver-Calming and Wind-Quelling Decoction

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Liver-Calming and Wind-Quelling Decoction,Nourishes yin and subdues yang; calms the liver and extinguishes wind. Indicated for “Five Winds” internal opacities caused by excessive liver wind, sudden blindness due to meridian obstruction, dizziness and vertigo, unsteady gait, and blurred vision.

Formulas Name : Liver-Calming and Wind-Quelling Decoction

Chinese Name : 平肝熄风汤

Drug Formulation

Oyster Shell 15 g, Dragon Bone 15 g, Oyster Shell (calcined) 15 g, Magnetite 15 g, White Peony Root 10 g, Hematite 15 g, Summer Deadgrass 10 g, Plantain Seed 10 g (decocted separately), Alisma 10 g, Schisandra Berry 5 g, Rush 2 g, Sichuan Achyranthes Root 10 g.

Source

*Ophthalmic Decoction Formulas in Verse*

Benefits

Nourishes yin and subdues yang; calms the liver and extinguishes wind. Indicated for “Five Winds” internal opacities caused by excessive liver wind, sudden blindness due to meridian obstruction, dizziness and vertigo, unsteady gait, and blurred vision.

Liver-Calming and Wind-Quelling Decoction,*Ophthalmic Decoction Formulas in Verse*,Nourishes yin and subdues yang; calms the liver and extinguishes wind. Indicated for “Five Winds” internal opacities caused by excessive liver wind, sudden blindness due to meridian obstruction, dizziness and vertigo, unsteady gait, and blurred vision.

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