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Pine Bark Decoction

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Pine Bark Decoction,Chronic redness of the eyes due to wind-heat, with accumulated heat in the brain.

Formulas Name : Pine Bark Decoction

Chinese Name : 松皮汤

Drug Formulation

White bark of old pine (with coarse outer bark removed): 1 liang; white fresh bark: 1 liang; chrysanthemum flowers (selected): 1 liang; schizonepeta spikes: 1 liang; asarum (stems and leaves removed): 1 liang; evodia fruit: 1 liang; saposhnikovia (branches removed): 1 liang; lotus leaf stalks: 1 liang; scrophularia root: 1 liang; sophora root: 1 liang; white bark of mulberry root: 1 liang; black soybeans (male): 2 sheng.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 105.

Benefits

Chronic redness of the eyes due to wind-heat, with accumulated heat in the brain.

Instructions for Use

Finely chop all the herbs listed above except for the black beans and Schisandra berries. Combine them with 3 dou of water and decoct until reduced to 1 dou 5 sheng. Strain out the residue, add 1 liang and a half of calcium carbonate, stir, and use the hot liquid to wash the head. Re-decoct the remaining residue, adding calcium carbonate again, and repeat this washing process three times.

Pine Bark Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 105.,Chronic redness of the eyes due to wind-heat, with accumulated heat in the brain.

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