Qingming Pill，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 9.，For conditions where the upper part is hot and the lower part is cold, with cloudiness and dark spots in the vision, causing objects to appear hazy.
Qingming Pill
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Formulas Name : Qingming Pill
Chinese Name : 清明丹
Drug Formulation
1 whole fresh pork liver (first soak in good vinegar for half a day; thoroughly remove all stagnant blood and membranes; slice with a bamboo knife and grind to a very fine powder), 1.5 liang of Eupatorium (stir-fried), 1.5 liang of Sichuan Notopterygium (the “whip-joint” variety), 1.5 liang of Atractylodes (soaked overnight in rice washing water, then stir-fried), 1.5 liang of Angelica sinensis (remove the root stalk, soak in wine), 1.5 liang of Polygala tenuifolia (remove the core), 1.5 liang of Chrysanthemum morifolium, 1 liang of Schizonepeta spica, 1 liang of Lycium barbarum (remove the calyx, soak in wine), 1 liang of Sichuan Aconite (roasted, remove the skin and navel), 1 liang of Saposhnikovia divaricata (remove the root stalk),Plantain Seed 1 liang (roasted), Tussilago Flower 1 liang (stems removed), Kochia Seed 1 liang (roasted), White Angelica Root 1 liang, Scutellaria Root 1 liang, Scrophularia Root 1 liang, Ginseng 1 liang (root base removed), Cuttlefish Bone 1 liang (roasted, shell removed), Small Black Soybeans (roasted, shell removed) 1 liang,1 liang 2 qian of Poria cocos (peeled), 2 liang of Chuanxiong, 2 liang of licorice (roasted), 2.5 liang of Ophiopogon japonicus (core removed), half a liang of bitter sesame seeds, half a liang of cicada slough (cleaned of soil), half a liang of Cassia seeds (roasted), and half a liang of shepherd’s purse seeds (harvested in spring).
Source
From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 9.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, then use the pig liver prepared earlier to form pills the size of a marble.
Benefits
For conditions where the upper part is hot and the lower part is cold, with cloudiness and dark spots in the vision, causing objects to appear hazy.
Instructions for Use
If the liver is deficient, add honey. Take 1 pill per dose, washed down with Schizonepeta tea after a meal.
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Qingming Pill,For conditions where the upper part is hot and the lower part is cold, with cloudiness and dark spots in the vision, causing objects to appear hazy.