杞菊地黄丸

Source

The book Zhong Guo Yao Dian

Ingredients

Explanation

Gou Qi: Nourishing liver and kidney yin, supplementing blood and essence, and improving vision.

Ju Hua: Dispersing wind-heat, subduing liver yang, and removing liver heat to improve vision, clearing lung heat.

Shu Di: Nourishing the kidney and replenishing essence.

Shan Zhu Yu: Warming up and tonifying the kidney and liver, arresting seminal emission.

Shan Yao: Reinforcing the kidney and benefiting the spleen, combining Shu Di and Shan Zhu Yu to enriching all the three Yin.

Ze Xie: Purging fire of the kidney and preventing Shu Di from resulting in stagnation of Qi due to its tonic and sticky nature.

Dan Pi: Clearing away pathogenic fire in the liver and restricting the warm nature of Shan Zhu Yu.

Fu Ling: Inducing diuresis co benefit the spleen, aiding Shan Yao in strengthening the spleen.

Effect

Tonify the kidney and liver.

Indications

Dizziness, tinnitus, lacrimation induced by irritation of the wind, Photophobia, yin deficiency in liver and kidney.

Administration

All the drugs are ground into fine powder. The powder is made with honey into pills.