ming mu di huang wan

Name: ming mu di huang wan
Creator: Bencao Index

Improve Vision Pill with Rehmannia

About ming mu di huang wan

Ming Mu Di Huang Wan, Improve Vision Pill with Rehmannia, builds on a Rehmannia base with Chai Hu, Fu Shen, Dang Gui and Wu Wei Zi. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that nourish and tonify Yin.

Ingredients

Herb	Amount
shu di huang	120 g
sheng di huang	60 g
shan yao	60 g
ze xie	60 g
shan zhu yu	60 g
mu dan pi	60 g
chai hu	60 g
fu shen	60 g
dang gui	60 g
wu wei zi	60 g

Actions and indications

Nourishes the Liver and enriches the Kidneys

Yin deficiency of the Liver and Kidneys
Tongue red with a scant or absent coat; pulse thready and rapid

Improves vision

Sight that is blurred and weakened

Modern uses

Blurred vision
Diminished vision
Eye pain
Blepharitis
Conjunctivitis
Retinitis pigmentosa
Optic atrophy
Macular degeneration
Weakness

Symptoms

Blurred vision

Modifications

Fibromyalgia from Spleen and Kidney deficiency
Retinitis pigmentosa with thin retinal vessels and stasis papules on the tongue: + chuan xiong, + ji xue teng, + huai niu xi
Shen Ling Bai Zhu San may be given together with this formula
Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang may be given together with this formula
Retinitis pigmentosa with a dry mouth: + zhi mu, + tian hua fen, + xuan shen, + jue ming zi
Macular degeneration: + gou qi zi, + ju hua, − mu dan pi
Macular degeneration with sleeplessness and much dreaming: + gou qi zi, + ju hua, + bai zi ren, + suan zao ren, − mu dan pi
Macular degeneration with sore, weak low back and knees: + gou qi zi, + ju hua, + sang ji sheng, + du zhong, − mu dan pi
Macular degeneration where palpitations and night sweating are present: + gou qi zi, + ju hua, + fu xiao mai, + mu li, − mu dan pi

Names

Pinyin	ming mu di huang wan
English Name	Improve Vision Pill with Rehmannia

Classification

Category: Nourish and Tonify Yin