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Liver-Nourishing Pills,For liver deficiency causing dim vision, gradually worsening blurred vision (??), occasional black spots, and double vision.

Formulas Name : Liver-Nourishing Pills

Chinese Name : 补肝丸

Drug Formulation

Dodder Seed (boiled in wine, then pounded to a pulp) 3 liang, Cypress Seed (roasted) 3 liang,Goji berries 3 liang, Chinese yam 3 liang, Poria cocos 2 liang, Fangfeng 1 liang, Gardenia (roasted) 1 liang, Schisandra 1 liang, Plantain seeds 1 liang (roasted), Asarum 5 qian, Licorice 5 qian, Euphorbia seeds 3 qian, Chuanxiong 1 liang.

Source

From *Special Teachings on Ophthalmology*.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Take 3 liang of prepared Rehmannia root and 1 rabbit liver; pound them into a paste, mix with the powder, and refine with honey to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For liver deficiency causing dim vision, gradually worsening blurred vision (??), occasional black spots, and double vision.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 qian per dose, washed down with a decoction made from lampwick.

Note

Avoid radishes, garlic, pepper, ginger, fishy foods, dog and mutton, as well as fried, stir-fried, oily, and raw or cold foods.

Liver-Nourishing Pills,From *Special Teachings on Ophthalmology*.,For liver deficiency causing dim vision, gradually worsening blurred vision (??), occasional black spots, and double vision.

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