Pills for Removing Horizontal Opacities from the Eye，*The Golden Mirror*, Volume 77.，Due to internal deficiency, liver pathogenic factors, and stomach heat rising to the brain, cerebral fluid flows downward into the eyes, causing internal cataracts. A horizontal opacity forms on the cornea—also known as “sword-ridge opacity”—shaped like the ridge of a sword, projecting outward from the center of the pupil. It is thicker in the middle and thinner at the edges, spanning the center of the pupil, and is white as silver.
Pills for Removing Horizontal Opacities from the Eye
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Formulas Name : Pills for Removing Horizontal Opacities from the Eye
Chinese Name : 横翳还睛丸
Drug Formulation
Oyster Shell 1 liang, Plantain Seed 1 liang, Raw Rehmannia 2 liang, Scutellaria 1 liang, Fangfeng 2 liang, Asarum 5 qian, Schisandra 0.5 liang, Black Ginseng 1 liang, Ginseng 1 liang.
Source
*The Golden Mirror*, Volume 77.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a tung tree seed.
Benefits
Due to internal deficiency, liver pathogenic factors, and stomach heat rising to the brain, cerebral fluid flows downward into the eyes, causing internal cataracts. A horizontal opacity forms on the cornea—also known as “sword-ridge opacity”—shaped like the ridge of a sword, projecting outward from the center of the pupil. It is thicker in the middle and thinner at the edges, spanning the center of the pupil, and is white as silver.
Instructions for Use
Take 3 qian per dose, washed down with clear tea on an empty stomach.
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Pills for Removing Horizontal Opacities from the Eye,Due to internal deficiency, liver pathogenic factors, and stomach heat rising to the brain, cerebral fluid flows downward into the eyes, causing internal cataracts. A horizontal opacity forms on the cornea—also known as “sword-ridge opacity”—shaped like the ridge of a sword, projecting outward from the center of the pupil. It is thicker in the middle and thinner at the edges, spanning the center of the pupil, and is white as silver.