Shihu Yeguang Wan
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Shihu Yeguang Wan is a brownish-black pill used in Traditional Chinese medicine
to "replenish yin
of the kidney, quench liver-fire and improve eyesight". It tastes sweet and slightly bitter. It is used where there is "deficiency of yin
of the liver and the kidney with rousing of fire causing cataract with impaired vision".
Traditional Chinese medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of medicine practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage , exercise , and dietary therapy...
to "replenish yin
Yin and yang
In Asian philosophy, the concept of yin yang , which is often referred to in the West as "yin and yang", is used to describe how polar opposites or seemingly contrary forces are interconnected and interdependent in the natural world, and how they give rise to each other in turn. Opposites thus only...
of the kidney, quench liver-fire and improve eyesight". It tastes sweet and slightly bitter. It is used where there is "deficiency of yin
Yin and yang
In Asian philosophy, the concept of yin yang , which is often referred to in the West as "yin and yang", is used to describe how polar opposites or seemingly contrary forces are interconnected and interdependent in the natural world, and how they give rise to each other in turn. Opposites thus only...
of the liver and the kidney with rousing of fire causing cataract with impaired vision".
Chinese classic herbal formula
| Name | Chinese (S) | Grams |
|---|---|---|
| Herba Dendrobii | 石斛 | 30 |
| Radix Ginseng | 人参 | 120 |
| Rhizoma Dioscoreae | 山药 | 45 |
| Poria | 茯苓 | 120 |
| Radix Glycyrrhizae | 甘草 | 30 |
| Herba Cistanches | 肉苁蓉 | 30 |
| Fructus Lycii | 枸杞子 | 45 |
| Semen Cuscutae | 大豆菟丝子 | 45 |
| Radix Rehmanniae | 生地黄 | 60 |
| Radix Rehmanniae Preparata | 熟地黄 | 60 |
| Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis seu Fructus Schisandrae Sphenantherae | 五味子 | 30 |
| Radix Asparagi | 天冬 | 120 |
| Radix Ophiopogonis | 麦冬 | 60 |
| Semen Armeniacae Amarum | 苦杏仁 | 45 |
| Radix Saposhnikoviae | 防风 | 30 |
| Rhizoma Chuanxiong | 川芎 | 30 |
| Fructus Aurantii (stir-baked) | 枳壳 (炒) | 30 |
| Rhizoma Coptidis | 黄连 | 30 |
| Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae | 牛膝 | 45 |
| Flos Chrysanthemi | 菊花 | 45 |
| Fructus Tribuli (stir-baked with salt) | 蒺藜 (盐炙) | 30 |
| Semen Celosiae | 青葙子 | 30 |
| Semen Cassiae | 决明子 | 45 |
| Pulvis Cornus Bubali Concentratus | 水牛角浓缩粉 | 60 |
| Cornu Saigae Tataricae | 羚羊角 | 30 |