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Plantain and Asparagus Root Pills,Wind-heat rising from above the diaphragm, causing blurred vision.

Formulas Name : Plantain and Asparagus Root Pills

Chinese Name : 车前门冬丸

Drug Formulation

Plantain Seeds 1 liang, Ophiopogon Tuber (core removed, baked) 1 liang, Saposhnikovia Root (branches removed) 1 liang, Fructus Aurantii (pulp removed, fried with bran) 1 liang, Raw Rehmannia Root (baked dry) 1.5 liang, Poria (black skin removed) 1.5 liang, Ginseng 0.3 fen, Sophora Root 0.3 fen.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 108.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

Wind-heat rising from above the diaphragm, causing blurred vision.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, taken after meals or before bedtime with porridge or a drink.

Plantain and Asparagus Root Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 108.,Wind-heat rising from above the diaphragm, causing blurred vision.

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