INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Flos Buddlejae
Common English:	Buddlieae Flower Bud Pale Butterfly Bush Flower

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet	Slightly Cool (Cool) (Cold)	Liver	3-10g (3-9) Tincture: 1-3ml

Actions

Indications/Syndromes

Clears the Liver, brightens eyes and reduces superficial visual obstruction

Red, swollen, painful eyes, excessive tearing, superficial visual obstruction, cataracts or photophobia, glare

It can be used for either Excess or Deficiency

CONTRAINDICATIONS

This herb is slightly toxic. Use with caution.
Avoid over dosage. It may cause dizziness, vomiting, dyspepsia, numbness of the extremities and tremors.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Concurrent use with diuretics such as chlorothiazide, hydrochlorothiazide, furosimide (Lasix), bumetanide (Bumex) and torsemide (Demadex) may lead to increased elimination of water and electrolytes.

Flos Eriocauli Gu Jing Cao	Fr. Lycii Gou Qi Zi Sm. Cuscutae Tu Si Zi (Sm. Astragali Complanati) (Sha Yuan Zi)	Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua Hb. Equiseti Hiemalis Mu Zei
Red, swollen, painful eyes, excessive tearing, or superficial visual obstruction due to Wind-Heat or Liver Fire.	Blurred or otherwise impaired vision due to Liver and Kidney Deficiency.	Eye disorders caused by Wind-Heat.
Concha Haliotidis Shi Jue Ming Sm. Cassiae Jue Ming Zi Flos Eriocauli Gu Jing Cao	Concha Haliotidis Shi Jue Ming Fr. Lycii Gou Qi Zi	Hb. Equiseti Hiemalis Mu Zei Faeces Vespertilionis Ye Ming Sha Periostracum Cicadae Chan Tui
Liver disorders due to Liver Heat.	Blurred vision due to Liver Deficiency.	Superficial visual obstruction.
Fr. Viticis Man Jing Zi Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng Hb. Schizonepetae Jing Jie Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua
Itching eyes.

It benefits the eyes by tonifying Liver Yin and and cooling Liver Heat.
It enters the Liver channel at the Qi and Blood levels. Sweetness tonifies the Blood and coldness cools Heat.
It is often used for gradual loss of sight, blurred vision and visual obstruction.
It moistens Liver Dryness.
This herb can be used as a pillow.
Both Mi Meng Hua and Flos Eriocauli Gu Jing Cao expel Wind, and cool Heat, benefit the eyes and reduce superficial visual obstruction. they are often combined to treat eye disorders. Gu Jing Cao is acrid, sweet, cool and enters the Liver and Stomach channels. It is good for eye problems and for headache and toothache due to Wind. Mi Ming Hua is sweet, cold, and also enters the Liver channel. Its rising and dispersing nature is not as strong as Gu Jing Cao. It excels at simultaneously cooling Liver Heat, tonifying Liver Blood and moistening Liver Dryness. I can be used for all types of eye problems.
Both Mi Meng Hua and Hb. Celosiae Qing Xiang Zi cool the Liver, improve vision and reduce superficial visual obstructions. Mi Meng Hua nourishes Liver Blood to tonify and clear Heat. Qing Xiang Zi is bitter , cold and has a sinking nature, and is therefore only appropriate for Liver Fire and Heat toxin flushing the eyes.