Shenming Pepper and Chrysanthemum Pills

Shenming Pepper and Chrysanthemum Pills,For blindness where the cornea remains intact—whether vision is completely lost or reduced to one-tenth—as well as for cold tears, tight or swollen eyelids, liver deficiency, liver heat, kidney wind attacking the eyes, and blurred vision.

Formulas Name : Shenming Pepper and Chrysanthemum Pills

Chinese Name : 神明椒菊丸

Drug Formulation

Sichuan pepper 1 liang, sweet chrysanthemum 2 liang, raw rehmannia root (washed) 1 sheng.

Source

From *The Universal Remedies* (Vol. 83), citing *The Family-Treasure Formulas*.

Processing

Drain the raw Rehmannia root until all moisture is removed, then place it in a wooden mortar and pound until pulpy, or grind it to a paste in a sand pot. Squeeze the natural juice through a silk bag to yield 12 liang or more; discard the residue.Add Sichuan pepper and sweet chrysanthemum to the Rehmannia juice; let them soak briefly until the liquid seeps out. Wait until the liquid stops seeping, then place the mixture over low heat to bake until it is about 8–9 parts dry. Add more Rehmannia juice, strain again, and bake once more. Repeat this process until all the juice is exhausted. Bake until thoroughly dry, then pound into a fine powder in a wooden mortar. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For blindness where the cornea remains intact—whether vision is completely lost or reduced to one-tenth—as well as for cold tears, tight or swollen eyelids, liver deficiency, liver heat, kidney wind attacking the eyes, and blurred vision.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, washed down with warm water. Results are typically seen within half a month; vision improves by 2–3 fen, and full recovery is achieved after 100 days of treatment.

Shenming Pepper and Chrysanthemum Pills,From *The Universal Remedies* (Vol. 83), citing *The Family-Treasure Formulas*.,For blindness where the cornea remains intact—whether vision is completely lost or reduced to one-tenth—as well as for cold tears, tight or swollen eyelids, liver deficiency, liver heat, kidney wind attacking the eyes, and blurred vision.

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