Tiger Elixir

Tiger Elixir,Red, swollen, and painful eyes with itching; corneal opacities, pterygium, and red or white corneal opacities.

Formulas Name : Tiger Elixir

Chinese Name : 虎液

Drug Formulation

Dragon Sand (processed: sealed in a Yangcheng jar, calcined over mulberry-wood fire until red-hot; removed after one stick of incense has burned out; cooled to form a fine, greasy powder) 2 liang; Perilla, Peppermint, Fangfeng, Jingjie, Qianghuo, Forsythia, and Qi Ai.

Source

*Elucidation of Ophthalmology*, Volume 4.

Processing

Take the last seven ingredients listed above, decoct them in 5 bowls of water to produce a concentrated decoction, strain out the residue, then add 2 bowls of water and decoct until reduced to 1 bowl; strain again. Combine both decoctions, clarify to remove sediment, and add 2 liang of glycyrrhiza root to a copper pot. Pour in the decoction until the glycyrrhiza root is no longer visible. Calcine until dry; repeat this process several times until all the liquid is exhausted. Then, boil the mixture three times with ginger juice; during calcination, do not allow the mixture to turn red, as this may impair the medicinal properties;Add 5 fen of cinnabar as needed.

Benefits

Red, swollen, and painful eyes with itching; corneal opacities, pterygium, and red or white corneal opacities.

Instructions for Use

Apply to the outer corner of the eye after meals, avoiding contact with the pupil; apply more than 10 times daily.

Tiger Elixir,*Elucidation of Ophthalmology*, Volume 4.,Red, swollen, and painful eyes with itching; corneal opacities, pterygium, and red or white corneal opacities.

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