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This prescription brightens the eyes, enabling one to read fine print even at a hundred years of age. Regular consumption enhances visual acuity.
Shenqu (Qu with Medicinal Herbs) (4 liang) Cishi (Magnetitum, magnetite) (2 liang, processed seven times with vinegar) Guangmingsha (Realgar, realgar) (1 liang)
Grind the above ingredients into powder. Form pills using refined honey, sized like sophora seeds. Take 5 pills with rice water, three times daily before meals.

Treats wind-toxic qi attacking upwards, causing blurred and dry eyes, formation of nebulae or sores on the eyelids; as well as lateral or frontal headaches, and frequent appearance of black spots in vision.
Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, rhizome and root of Notopterygium) Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma, rhizome of Ligusticum chuanxiong) Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma, rhizome of Gastrodia) Xuanfuhua (Inulae Flos, flower of Inula) Qingpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride, pericarp of immature citrus fruit) Tiannanxing (Arisomatis Rhizoma, rhizome of Arisaema, prepared) Gaoben (Ligustici Wallichii Rhizoma et Radix, rhizome and root of Ligusticum wallichii) (each 1 liang)
Grind the above ingredients into powder. For each dose, take 2 qian, add 1 zhan of water, 3 slices of ginger, and 7 leaves of bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba, herb of Mentha haplocalyx), decoct until reduced to 0.7 zhan. Take after meals. Alternatively, add 2 liang of Qianniu powder, use ginger juice to make a paste for forming pills, sized like sophora seeds. Take 20-30 pills freely with wine.

Treats kidney wind-toxic qi attacking upwards, causing redness and swelling of the eyes, hot tears, blurriness and dryness, and pterygium (fleshy growth growing onto the cornea).
Baijili (Tribuli Fructus, fruit of Tribulus) (stir-fried, remove spines) Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, root of Saposhnikovia) Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, root and rhizome of Glycyrrhiza, raw) Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus, dried body of silkworm) (remove silk mouth, select straight ones, each 1 liang) Nanxing (Arisomatis Rhizoma, rhizome of Arisaema) (1.5 liang, boiled thoroughly with 2 he of black beans and 0.5 liang of green salt, then taken out and dried, do not use salt and beans) Ganjuhua (Chrysanthemi Flos, flower of Chrysanthemum) (3 liang, raw)
Grind the above ingredients into powder. For each dose, take 2 qian, take down with decocted licorice water, after meals. Avoid roasted and fried foods.

Treats liver heat, causing red vessels traversing the eyeball, dryness and pain, and tearing upon exposure to wind. Also treats hot blood attacking the heart.
Baijili (Tribuli Fructus, fruit of Tribulus) (1.5 liang) Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, root of Saposhnikovia) Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, rhizome and root of Notopterygium) (each 0.5 liang) Mayaxiao (Natrii Sulfas, sodium sulfate) (2 liang) Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, root and rhizome of Glycyrrhiza) (1 fen)
Grind the above ingredients into powder. For each dose, take 2 qian, mix with plain warm water, take after meals.

Brightens the eyes, warms the kidney zang, and tonifies deficiency. Long-term use preserves youthfulness and reduces urinary frequency.
Chuanjiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium, pericarp of Zanthoxylum, take the red part) Bajitian (Morindae Officinalis Radix, root of Morinda officinalis, remove heart) Jinlingzi (Meliosmae Fructus, fruit of Meliosma) (crushed and stir-fried) Huixiang (Foeniculi Fructus, fruit of Foeniculum) (stir-fried) Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, prepared lateral root of Aconitum, remove skin and umbilicus, each 1 liang)
Grind the above ingredients into powder. Add 3 liang of Shanyao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma, rhizome of Dioscorea) powder. Use wine to cook into a paste, knead to form pills, sized like sophora seeds. Take 30-50 pills on an empty stomach with salt water.