HERB FORMULAS

MING MU DI HUANG WAN - 明目地黄片 - IMPROVE VISION PILL WITH REHMANNIA

English: Improve Vision Pill with Rehmannia
Also Known As: Rehmannia Vision Formula

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 12g Tonifies the Kidneys and nourishes Jing, Yin and Blood.
With Shan Zhu Yu, nourishes Kidney Yin and secures Jing, while restraining urination and sweating .
With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency marked by dizziness, palpitations, insomnia and menstrual dysfunction.
With Shan Zhu Yu and Shan Yao, for Dizziness, weak and sore back, impotence, spermatorrhea and night sweats, due to Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiency.
With Shan Yao and Ze Xie, for ascendant Fire due to exhaustion of Kidney Yin.
With Shan Zhu Yu, Shan Yao and Ze Xie, for Xiao Ke with predominant polyuria.
With Wu Wei Zi, Shan Zhu Yu and Shan Yao, for cough, shortness of breath and accelerated respiration.
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 6g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin, generates fluids, increases saliva, treats wasting and thirsting and cools Heart Fire.
With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
With Mu Dan Pi, for Kidney Yin Deficiency with steaming bones.
Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao 6g Strengthens the Spleen , stabilizes the Kidneys and astringes Jing.
With Shu Di Huang and Shan Zhu Yu, for Kidney Deficiency with spermatorrhea, dizziness, tinnitus, lower back pain, impotence and night sweats.
Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie 6g Promotes urination and prevents Kidney Fire as a result of tonification.
With Mu Dan Pi, for steaming bone disorder, dizziness, and vertigo.
Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu 6g Nourishes Kidney Yin and Yang, astringes Jing and Yin and stops perspiration.
With Shu Di Huang, nourishes Kidney Yin and secures Jing, while restraining urination and sweating.
With Shan Yao, tonifies the Liver and Spleen.
With Shu Di Huang and Shan Yao, for urinary frequency (day or night), dizziness, tinnitus and lower back pain due to Kidney Deficiency.
With Wu Wei Zi, for spermatorrhea, abnormal sweating, palpitations and shortness of breath due to Yin and Yang Deficiency of the Liver and Kidneys.
With Shu Di Huang and Dang Gui, for night sweats due to Yin Deficiency.
Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi 6g Clears Heat, cools the Blood clears and Deficiency Fire.
Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu 6g Resolves Shao Yang disorders, reduces fever , harmonizes the Exterior and Interior, spreads Liver Qi, relieves Stagnation, raises Yang Qi, disperses Wind-Heat and resolves Phlegm and congestion.
Scl. Poria Pararadicis Fu Shen 6g Nourishes the Heart and calms the Shen.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 6g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold and stops pain due to Blood Stasis.
Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi 6g Contains leakage of Lung Qi, stops cough, tonifies the Kidneys, astringes Jing, stops diarrhea, tonifies Qi, quiets the Spirit and calms and contains Heart Qi.
With Shu Di Huang, Shan Yao and Shan Zhu Yu, for Lung and Kidney Deficiency with cough and wheezing.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Nourishes the Liver
  • Enriches the Kidneys
  • Improves vision

SYNDROMES

  • Blurred and diminished vision due to Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Blurred vision
  • Diminished vision
  • T: Red
  • C: Little or none
  • P: Thready and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIOS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • Take in 9g doses.
  • This formula is more effective than Lycium Fruit, Chrysanthemum and Rehmannia Pill Qi Ju Di Huang Wan for nourishing Blood and treating eye disorders.

MODIFICATIONS

For fibromyalgia due to Spleen and Kidney Deficiency:
For retinitis pigmentosa with stasis papules on the tongue and thin retinal vessels:
+ Ginseng, Poria and Atractylodes Macrocephalae Powder
Shen Ling Bai Zhu San
+ 10g Rz. Chuanxiong
Chuan Xiong
+ + 10g Caulis Spatholobi Ji Xue Teng
+ Drive out Stasis in the Mansion of Blood Decoction
Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
+ 10g Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae
Niu Xi
For retinitis pigmentosa with dry mouth:
For macular degeneration:
+ 10g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu - Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
+ 12g Fr. Lycii Gou Qi Zi
+ 10g Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen + 12g Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua
+ 10g Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen
+ 15g Sm. Cassiae Jue Ming Zi
For macular degeneration with profuse dreams and insomnia:
For macular degeneration with low back and knee soreness and weakness:
- Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
- Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi + 12g Fr. Lycii Gou Qi Zi
+ 12g Fr. Lycii Gou Qi Zi + 12g Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua
+ 12g Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua
+ 12g Sm. Platycladi Bai Zi Ren
+ 12g Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng + 12g Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren
+ 9g Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong
   
For macular degeneration with night sweats and Heart palpitations:
   
    - Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
    + 12g Fr. Lycii Gou Qi Zi
    + 12g Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua
   
    + 30g Fr. Tritici Levis Fu Xiao Mai
    + 12g Concha Ostreae Mu Li