Zhu Jing Wan, Preserve Vistas Pill, is Tu Si Zi, Shu Di Huang and Che Qian Zi. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that nourish and tonify Yin, and records it as nourishing the Liver and Kidneys and supplementing Jing to brighten the eyes.

Herb

Amount

tu si zi

15 g

shu di huang

12 g

che qian zi

6 g

Actions and indications

Nourishes the Liver and Kidneys

Liver Blood and Kidney Jing deficiency leading to poor or blurred vision, usually coming on gradually with age or long depletion
Dizziness, tinnitus, sore weak lower back and knees
Insomnia with much dreaming; dribbling urination
Tongue pale with a thin white coat; pulse thin, thin and wiry, or thin and frail

Supplements Jing and nourishes Blood to brighten the eyes

Distant objects blurred while near ones stay fairly clear, with squinting to see far
Sometimes blurring at all distances
Floaters and possible flashes or dancing spots
Weak sight in dim light and eyes that tire easily

Modern uses

Myopia
Age-related decline in vision
Eye fatigue
Strangury
Lacrimation

Modifications

Short-sightedness, Liver Blood and Kidney Jing deficient: + chu shi zi, + gou qi zi, + wu wei zi, + dang gui, + chuan jiao

Myopia from Liver Blood, Kidney Jing and Qi deficiency, with shortness of breath and reluctance to talk: + chu shi zi, + gou qi zi, + wu wei zi, + dang gui, + chuan jiao, + dang shen, + huang qi

Myopia from Liver Blood and Kidney Jing deficiency with Spleen and Stomach disharmony: + chu shi zi, + gou qi zi, + wu wei zi, + dang gui, + chuan jiao, + chen pi

Watering eyes (combined with She Xiang San, sniffed): + wu wei zi, + sha yuan zi

Combined with Jiao San Xian: + shan zha, + shen qu, + mai ya

Cautions

contraindication Not for excess patterns, exterior illness, or excess Heat or Damp-Heat without underlying deficiency

caution Rich, cloying Shu Di Huang may bring on bloating, reduced appetite or loose stools where digestion is weak or damp; if so, adjust with aromatic or Spleen-strengthening herbs instead of pressing on

caution Have the underlying eye condition assessed professionally before use

Pinyin

zhu jing wan

English Name

Preserve Vistas Pill

zhu jing wan

About zhu jing wan

Ingredients

Actions and indications

Nourishes the Liver and Kidneys

Supplements Jing and nourishes Blood to brighten the eyes

Modern uses

Symptoms

Modifications

Cautions

Preparation

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