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Dendrobium Night Vision Pill
石斛夜光丸 〔石斛夜光丸〕shí hú yè guāng wán
Source: Yuán Jī Qǐ Wéi 原机启微
Alternate Chinese names:
Ingredients:
- Tiān dōng (天冬 Asparagi Radix, asparagus [root]) 10g
- Mài dōng (麦冬 Ophiopogonis Radix, ophiopogon [root]) 10g
- Dǎng shēn (党参 Codonopsis Radix, codonopsis [root]) 10g
- Fú líng (茯苓 Poria , poria) 10g
- Tù sī zǐ (菟丝子 Cuscutae Semen, cuscuta [seed]) 10g
- Jú huā (菊花 Chrysanthemi Flos, chrysanthemum [flower]) 10g
- Shān yào (山药 Dioscoreae Rhizoma, dioscorea [root]) 10g
- Shí hú (石斛 Dendrobii Herba, dendrobium) 10g
- Ròu cōng róng (肉苁蓉 Cistanches Herba, cistanche) 10g
- Shú dì huáng (熟地黄 Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, cooked rehmannia [root]) 12g
- Shēng dì huáng (生地黄 Rehmanniae Radix Exsiccata seu Recens, dried/fresh rehmannia [root]) 12g
- Běi xìng rén (北杏仁 Armeniacae Semen Septentrionale%#%, northern apricot kernel) 6g
- Gǒu qǐ zǐ (枸杞子 Lycii Fructus, lycium [berry]) 6g
- Huái niú xī (怀牛膝 Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, achyranthes [root]) (steeped in wine) 6g
- Cǎo jué míng (草决明 Cassiae Semen, fetid cassia [seed]) 6g
- Bái jí lí (白蒺藜 Tribuli Fructus, tribulus [fruit]) 6g
- Chuān xiōng (川芎 Chuanxiong Rhizoma, chuanxiong [rhizome]) 6g
- Qīng xiāng zǐ (青葙子 Celosiae Semen, celosia [seed]) 6g
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- Wǔ wèi zǐ (五味子 Schisandrae Fructus, schisandra [berry]) 3g
- Gān cǎo (甘草 Glycyrrhizae Radix, licorice [root]) (mix-fried) 3g
- Zhǐ ké (qiào) (枳壳 Aurantii Fructus, bitter orange) (stir-fried with bran) 3g
- Fáng fēng (防风 Saposhnikoviae Radix, saposhnikovia) 3g
- Huáng lián (黄连 Coptidis Rhizoma, coptis [root]) 3g
- Xī jiǎo (犀角 Rhinocerotis Cornu, rhinoceros horn) 2g
- Líng yáng jiǎo (羚羊角 Saigae Tataricae Cornu, antelope horn) 2g
Action: Enriches yīn and drains fire; courses wind and brightens the eyes.
Indication: Yīn vacuity with effulgent fire with blurred flowery vision, dilation of the pupils, black flowers before the eyes, or double vision, dry eyes, dizziness, and tinnitus. Tongue: Pale red with scant fur. Pulse: Rapid, fine, and weak.
Category: Supplementing formulas / Yīn-supplementing formula
Rationale: The raw and Shú dì huáng, Mài dōng, and Tiān dōng, Tù sī zǐ, Gǒu qǐ zǐ, Wǔ wèi zǐ, Niú xī, Ròu cōng róng, and Shí hú nourish the liver and supplement the kidney, boosting yīn and replenishing essence. The Dǎng shēn, Gān cǎo, Fú líng, and Shān yào supplement spleen yīn.
Similar: Bǔ gān tāng (补肝汤 Liver-Supplementing Decoction)
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