HERB FORMULAS

MING MU DI HUANG WAN

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 Deficiencies.
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 Deficiencies 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 Deficiencies 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 Deficiencies

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

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

TREATS

  • Blurred vision
  • Diminished vision

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 Deficiencies:
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Shen Ling Bai Zhu San
+ Drive out Stasis in the Mansion of Blood Decoction
Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang