Thousand Gold Secret Eye-Preserving Pills，From *Eight Notes on Nourishing Life*, Volume 18.，For conditions such as recent or chronic photophobia, painful opacities on a white background, “crab-eye” with ruptured cornea, red and swollen pterygium, ingrown eyelashes or curly hairs, dizziness, burning, itching, and dryness, as well as eye injuries; for children with smallpox lesions affecting the eyes, or tearing caused by exposure to wind or fluctuations in temperature.
Thousand Gold Secret Eye-Preserving Pills
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Formulas Name : Thousand Gold Secret Eye-Preserving Pills
Chinese Name : 千金秘授保睛丸
Drug Formulation
2 liang 5 qian of antelope horn, 2 liang 5 qian of Indian curcuma, 2 liang 5 qian of asparagus root (core removed), 2 liang 5 qian of Bupleurum root, 2 liang 5 qian of Asarum root, 2 liang 5 qian of Schisandra berries, 2 liang 5 qian of Polygala root (core removed),Astragalus 2 liang 5 qian, Akebia (roasted) 2 liang 5 qian, Anemarrhena 2 liang 5 qian, Tussilago flower (roasted) 2 liang 5 qian, Platycladus leaf (baked) 2 liang 5 qian, Prunella (roasted) 2 liang 5 qian, Licorice (roasted) 2 liang 5 qian, Stemona (stem removed, roasted) 2 liang 5 qian, Aquilaria 2 liang 5 qian, Black rhinoceros horn 2 liang,White Pearl 2 liang, Sea Clam (calcined) 2 liang, Deer Antler (soaked in wine, baked) 2 liang, Ginseng 2 liang, Amber 2 liang, Gypsum 2 liang, Qinpi 2 liang, Groundsel Seed 2 liang, Well Spring Stone 2 liang, Plantain Seed 2 liang, Gentian 2 liang, Cassia Seed 2 liang, Fangfeng 2 liang,Alisma 2 liang, Scrophularia 2 liang, Arctium seeds 2 liang, Tribulus terrestris (thorns removed, stir-fried) 2 liang, Amomum 2 liang, Tussilago flower 2 liang, Clematis 2 liang, Vitex seeds 2 liang, Trifoliate orange fruit 2 liang, Equisetum (soaked in wine, stir-fried) 2 liang,Coptis root 2 liang, Chebulic myrobalan 2 liang, Lepidium seed 2 liang, Euphorbia seed (de-oiled) 2 liang, Achyranthes root (soaked in wine) 2 liang, Wintergreen berry 2 liang, Dried tangerine peel 3 liang, Acorus rhizome 3 liang, Angelica root 3 liang, Atractylodes rhizome (soaked in wine, stir-fried with wheat bran) 3 liang,Dodder Seed 3 liang, Chrysanthemum Flower 3 liang, Sichuan Lovage 3 liang, Dendrobium 3 liang, Morinda Root (core removed, stir-fried) 3 liang, Cistanche (soaked in wine, rinsed) 3 liang, Schisandra Berry 3 liang, Coptis 3 liang, Xanthium Seed 3 liang, Cyperus Rhizome 3 liang, Forsythia Fruit 3 liang, Eupatorium Herb 3 liang, Platycodon Root 3 liang,Scutellaria baicalensis (wine-fried) 3 liang, Vitex negundo 3 liang, Poria cocos (veins removed) 4 liang, Paeonia lactiflora (soaked in wine overnight) 4 liang, Vigna unguiculata 4 liang, Fine tea 4 liang, Concha Haliotidis (calcined) 4 liang, Mica 1 liang 6 qian, Aquilaria agallocha 1 liang, Raw Rehmannia glutinosa 8 liang, Prepared Rehmannia glutinosa 8 liang, Phellodendron amurense (fried in salted water) 8 liang, Dioscorea opposita 8 liang,Coix Seed 5 liang, Ziziphus Seed 5 liang, Epimedium 1 liang 5 qian, Ephedra 1 liang 5 qian, Cattail Pollen 1 liang 5 qian, Cnidium Seed 1 liang 5 qian, Cardamom 1 liang 5 qian, Cornus Fruit 6 liang, Goji Berry (baked with wine) 6 liang, Mimen Flower 6 liang, Ophiopogon Tuber 5 liang (core removed).
Source
From *Eight Notes on Nourishing Life*, Volume 18.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a powder, mix with refined honey to form pills, each weighing 1 qian 5 fen, and coat the exterior with cinnabar.
Benefits
For conditions such as recent or chronic photophobia, painful opacities on a white background, “crab-eye” with ruptured cornea, red and swollen pterygium, ingrown eyelashes or curly hairs, dizziness, burning, itching, and dryness, as well as eye injuries; for children with smallpox lesions affecting the eyes, or tearing caused by exposure to wind or fluctuations in temperature.
Instructions for Use
To remove cataracts and opacities, take with warm rice-washing water; for blurred vision or blindness, take with Angelica Decoction; for redness and swelling due to qi obstruction, take with Wood Fragrance Decoction; for the 72 conditions listed below caused by blood deficiency and blurred vision, take with Peppermint Decoction; for smallpox lesions affecting the eyes in children, take with Eupatorium Decoction.
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Thousand Gold Secret Eye-Preserving Pills,For conditions such as recent or chronic photophobia, painful opacities on a white background, “crab-eye” with ruptured cornea, red and swollen pterygium, ingrown eyelashes or curly hairs, dizziness, burning, itching, and dryness, as well as eye injuries; for children with smallpox lesions affecting the eyes, or tearing caused by exposure to wind or fluctuations in temperature.