Tongming Bu Shen Pills，*Secretly Transmitted Treatise on Ophthalmology: The Theory of Dragon Wood*, Volume 1.，Internal cataracts caused by the “Five Winds.” Resulting from deficiency and exhaustion of the zang-fu organs, with liver wind as the root cause, the initial symptoms include dizziness and one-sided headaches; sometimes one eye is affected first, or both eyes become dim due to vomiting. Toxic wind enters the eyes, compounded by brain fever, leading to blindness.
Tongming Bu Shen Pills
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Formulas Name : Tongming Bu Shen Pills
Chinese Name : 通明补肾丸
Drug Formulation
Plantain Seed 1 liang, Oyster Shell 1 liang, Platycodon Root 1 liang, Peony Root 1 liang, Asarum Root 2 liang, Rhubarb 1 fen, Leonurus Seed 2 liang, Dried Rehmannia Root 2 liang.
Source
*Secretly Transmitted Treatise on Ophthalmology: The Theory of Dragon Wood*, Volume 1.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.
Benefits
Internal cataracts caused by the “Five Winds.” Resulting from deficiency and exhaustion of the zang-fu organs, with liver wind as the root cause, the initial symptoms include dizziness and one-sided headaches; sometimes one eye is affected first, or both eyes become dim due to vomiting. Toxic wind enters the eyes, compounded by brain fever, leading to blindness.
Instructions for Use
Take 10 pills per dose, washed down with tea on an empty stomach.
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Tongming Bu Shen Pills,Internal cataracts caused by the “Five Winds.” Resulting from deficiency and exhaustion of the zang-fu organs, with liver wind as the root cause, the initial symptoms include dizziness and one-sided headaches; sometimes one eye is affected first, or both eyes become dim due to vomiting. Toxic wind enters the eyes, compounded by brain fever, leading to blindness.