【Source】

Volume 5 of ‘Ten Thousand Diseases Return to Spring’.

 【Ingredients】

Angelica Sinensis (Danggui), White Peony Root (Baishao), Szechuan Lovage Root (Chuanxiong), Rehmannia Root (Shengdihuang), Prepared Rehmannia Root (Shudihuang), Platycodon Root (Jiegeng), Ginseng (Renshen), Coptis Root (Huanglian), Mountain Gardenia Fruit (Shanzhizi), Angelica Dahurica (Baizhi), Vitex Fruit (Manjingzi), Chrysanthemum Flower (Juhua), Licorice Root (Gancao), Rush Pith (Dengxincao), Fine Tea (Xicha)
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 【Categories】

<Blood Tonifying>: Prepared Rehmannia Root (Shudihuang), Angelica Sinensis (Danggui), White Peony Root (Baishao)

<Clearing Heat and Cooling Blood>: Rehmannia Root (Shengdihuang)

<Tonifying Spleen and Replenishing Middle Jiao>: Licorice Root (Gancao)

<Clearing Heat and Drying Dampness>: Coptis Root (Huanglian)

<Qi Tonifying>: Ginseng (Renshen)

<Acrid-Warm for Releasing the Exterior>: Chrysanthemum Flower (Juhua), Angelica Dahurica (Baizhi), Vitex Fruit (Manjingzi)

<Invigorating Blood and Dispelling Stasis>: Szechuan Lovage Root (Chuanxiong)

<Resolving Phlegm>: Platycodon Root (Jiegeng)

<Clearing Heat and Draining Fire>: Fine Tea (Xicha), Mountain Gardenia Fruit (Shanzhizi)

<Promoting Urination and Leaching Dampness>: Rush Pith (Dengxincao)

【Formula Explanation】

This compound formula uses Angelica Sinensis (Danggui), White Peony Root (Baishao), Prepared Rehmannia Root (Shudihuang), and Szechuan Lovage Root (Chuanxiong) to nourish the Yin blood of the liver and kidneys. Rehmannia Root (Shengdihuang) nourishes Yin and cools blood. Ginseng (Renshen) and Licorice Root (Gancao) tonify the middle qi, as qi generation leads to blood generation. Additionally, Coptis Root (Huanglian) and Gardenia Fruit (Shanzhizi) are used to clear liver fire. Chrysanthemum Flower (Juhua) clears liver heat and brightens the eyes. Vitex Fruit (Manjingzi) and Angelica Dahurica (Baizhi) dispel wind-evil and clear the head and eyes. Platycodon Root (Jiegeng) guides all other herbs upwards. When combined, these herbs nourish Yin blood and supplement vital qi to address deficiency, while dispelling wind, clearing heat, benefiting the liver, and brightening the eyes to remove excess. By addressing both deficiency and excess, eye conditions gradually improve.

 【Functions】

Nourishes Yin and clears heat, tonifies qi and nourishes blood, brightens the eyes.

 【Indications】

Kidney deficiency due to overexertion, blood deficiency causing eye pain and blurred vision.

 【Applications】

Vision impairment, eye fatigue.

 【Mnemonic】

Si Wu Tang (Four-Substance Decoction) + <Tonifying Qi & Spleen>: Ginseng (Renshen), Licorice (Gancao); <Releasing Exterior>: Angelica Dahurica (Baizhi), Chrysanthemum (Juhua), Vitex Fruit (Manjingzi); <Clearing Heat>: Gardenia (Shanzhizi), Fine Tea (Xicha), Coptis Root (Huanglian), Rehmannia Root (Shengdihuang); <Promoting Urination & Resolving Phlegm>: Platycodon Root (Jiegeng), Rush Pith (Dengxincao). → Mnemonic phrase: Ginseng and Licorice (人參草) only grow slowly in certain areas (只是局部慢慢長). To feel thoroughly refreshed, drink Gardenia Tea (梔茶) with Coptis (連) and raw Rehmannia (生地) when it’s cold (生冷地喝更透心涼).

 【Modifications】

(1) For severe heat, add Long Dan Cao (Gentian Root), Chai Hu (Bupleurum Root); (2) For kidney deficiency, add Huang Bai (Phellodendron Bark), Zhi Mu (Anemarrhena Rhizome); (3) For exuberant wind-heat, add Fang Feng (Ledebouriella Root), Jing Jie (Schizonepeta Herb); (4) For wind-heat with redness and swelling, add Lian Qiao (Forsythia Fruit), Huang Qin (Scutellaria Root).