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Herbs & Cultures

Yin tonics

Qi ju di huang wan

Lycium, Chrysanthemum and Rehmannia Pill

Chinese name
杞菊地黄丸
Group
Yin tonics
English name
Lycium, Chrysanthemum and Rehmannia Combination

Nourishes kidney and liver yin and improves vision.

Indications

For blurred vision, dry, itchy and painful eyes, dizziness, thirst and high blood pressure. The book also mentions glaucoma, eye pain, diabetes and cataract.

Ingredients

IngredientsAmount
Prepared rehmannia (shu di huang)
Shan zhu yu (cornus fruit)
Chinese yam (shan yao)
Water plantain (ze xie)
Tree peony bark (mu dan pi)
Fu ling (poria)
Goji berry (gou qi zi)
Chrysanthemum (ju hua)

Note

This is liu wei di huang wan with goji and chrysanthemum added; the amounts follow that formula.