Liver-Calming and Yang-Subduing Decoction，From *Zhang Jiachun’s Diagnosis and Treatment of Ophthalmic Disorders*.，Green Wind Cataract: Insufficient fluid to nourish the Wood element, with excessive Liver fire; characterized by headaches and eye distension that fluctuate in severity, pupils that alternately dilate and constrict (in later stages, they fail to constrict), blurred vision, pale-red sclera, and a relatively hard eyeball upon palpation.
Liver-Calming and Yang-Subduing Decoction
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Formulas Name : Liver-Calming and Yang-Subduing Decoction
Chinese Name : 平肝潜阳汤
Drug Formulation
15 g of wine-processed raw Rehmannia, 9 g of Scrophularia, 3 g of Schisandra, 9 g of wine-processed white Peony, 9 g of Chrysanthemum, 9 g of Oyster Shell, 9 g of raw Oyster Shell, 9 g of Plantain Seed.
Source
From *Zhang Jiachun’s Diagnosis and Treatment of Ophthalmic Disorders*.
Benefits
Green Wind Cataract: Insufficient fluid to nourish the Wood element, with excessive Liver fire; characterized by headaches and eye distension that fluctuate in severity, pupils that alternately dilate and constrict (in later stages, they fail to constrict), blurred vision, pale-red sclera, and a relatively hard eyeball upon palpation.
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Liver-Calming and Yang-Subduing Decoction,Green Wind Cataract: Insufficient fluid to nourish the Wood element, with excessive Liver fire; characterized by headaches and eye distension that fluctuate in severity, pupils that alternately dilate and constrict (in later stages, they fail to constrict), blurred vision, pale-red sclera, and a relatively hard eyeball upon palpation.