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Seven-Ingredient Rhinoceros Horn Decoction

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Seven-Ingredient Rhinoceros Horn Decoction,Wind-pathogen attacking the eyes, causing severe pain and cloudiness.

Formulas Name : Seven-Ingredient Rhinoceros Horn Decoction

Chinese Name : 七味犀角汤

Drug Formulation

Rhinoceros Horn (ground) 3 fen, Plantain Seed 1 liang, Gardenia Seed 1 liang, Akebia Stem (chopped) half a liang, Scutellaria Root (black core removed) half a liang, Rhubarb (chopped, stir-fried) half a liang, Coptis Root (stems removed) half a liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 108.

Benefits

Wind-pathogen attacking the eyes, causing severe pain and cloudiness.

Instructions for Use

Grind the ingredients into a coarse powder. For each dose, take 5 qian bi of the powder, add 1.5 zhan of water and 7 bamboo leaves, and decoct until reduced to 7 fen. Strain out the residue, add 1 qian bi of sodium carbonate powder, and take warm after meals and before bedtime.

Seven-Ingredient Rhinoceros Horn Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 108.,Wind-pathogen attacking the eyes, causing severe pain and cloudiness.

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