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Ju Jing Wan (Chrysanthemum Eye Pill) from the Bureau of Medical Care treats dim vision due to deficiency of Liver and Kidney, commonly accompanied by floaters (black flowers) and excessive tearing.
Ingredients: Gouqi Zi (Lycii Fructus) 3 liang, Rongcong Rong (Cistanches Herba) soaked in wine and stir-fried, Bajitian (Morinda Officinalis Radix) dehearted (1 liang each), Gan Juhua (Chrysanthemi Flos) 4 liang.
Grind the above into powder, mix with refined honey to make pills the size of wutong seeds. Take 50 pills per dose, administered after meals with warm wine or salt water.

Ziyin Dihuang Wan (Yin-Nourishing Rehmannia Pill) from Dongyuan treats dilated pupils, discoloration of the iris (huangjing), blurred vision, or sudden perception of abnormal visual phenomena.
Ingredients: Shudihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata) 1 liang, Shengdihuang (Rehmanniae Radix) 1.5 liang, Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix) 8 qian, Tianmendong (Asparagi Rhizoma), Zhigancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Preparata), Zhiqiao (Aurantii Fructus) (3 qian each), Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Digupi (Lycii Cortex), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus) (3 qian each), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix) 0.5 liang, Dangguishen (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) 0.5 liang (stir-fried with wine).
Grind the above ingredients into fine powder, mix with refined honey to make pills the size of mung beans. Take 100 pills per dose, administered with warm clear tea, twice daily. Avoid spicy and raw/cold foods.
Note: These two formulas belong to the Foot Shaoyin Kidney channel. The former primarily treats the Right Kidney, while this one primarily treats the Left Kidney; hence the difference in medication.

Buyang Tang (Yang-Supplementing Decoction) treats conditions where Yang cannot overcome Yin, i.e., Yin excess and Yang deficiency, leading to obstruction of the nine orifices. White nebulas appear on the cornea (qingbai yi), and depression occurs in the Foot Taiyang Bladder and Foot Shaoyin Kidney channels, preventing Qi from the Foot Jueyin Liver channel from ascending to the eyes, thus causing internal obstruction by green-white nebulas. Treatment should focus on the deep levels of the Taiyang and Shaoyin channels to cover and ascend the Yang Qi of the Liver, allowing it to rush upward. This is a method of first tonifying Yang, then clearing Fire from the Foot Jueyin Liver channel that is latent within Yang at the biao (superficial/head) region of the Foot Taiyang and Taiyin channels. This is the secondary treatment step. The *Neijing* states: "When Yin is excess and Yang is deficient, one should first tonify Yang, then drain Yin." This is correct. Take Buyang Tang every morning before dawn, and Yiyin Wan (Yin-Nourishing Pill) before sleep. Do not take these if there are changes in weather or irregular diet.
Ingredients: Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Shudihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata), Huangqi (Astragali Radix), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) (1 liang each), Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (0.5 liang each), Shengdihuang (Rehmanniae Radix), Baifuling (Poria), Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma) stir-fried (3 qian each), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix) 3 liang, Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) (0.5 liang each), Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex) 1 qian, Dangguishen (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) prepared with wine (3 qian).
Grind the above into coarse powder. Take 0.5 liang per dose, decoct in water, and take on an empty stomach.

Chonghe Yangwei Tang (Harmonizing and Stomach-Nourishing Decoction) treats internal cataracts caused by weakness of Spleen and Stomach Yuan Qi, hyperactivity of Heart Fire and Sanjiao, irregular diet, physical overexertion, and lack of mental rest. Administration yields miraculous effects.
Ingredients: Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix) 7 qian, Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) 0.5 liang, Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Zhigancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Preparata), Huangqi (Astragali Radix) (1.5 liang each), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) prepared, Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Shengma ( Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Gegen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix) (1 liang each), Baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) 6 qian, Baifuling (Poria) 3 qian, Jiangjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) 1 qian, Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus) 2 qian, Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma) (7 qian each).
Cut the above ingredients. Take 5-6 qian per dose, decoct in water, and take slightly warm after meals.
Note: The above drugs belong to the Foot Three Yang channels and Hand/Foot Taiyin channels.

Various Formulas for Treating Nebulas (Zhangyi)

Longmu Lun Huanjing Wan (Dragon Tree Treatise Eye-Rejuvenating Pill) treats redness and dryness inside the eye, with floaters that may be black, white, or red. These are caused by accumulated heat in the Liver and wind pathogen affecting the Lung. At the initial stage, acupuncture points should be treated, and this pill taken internally.
Ingredients: Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Shudihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Chongweizi (Leonuri Fructus), Cheqianzi (Plantaginis Semen), Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma) (2 liang each), Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus) (2.5 liang each), Xuanshen (Scrophulariae Radix) 0.5 liang.
Grind into powder, mix with refined honey to make pills the size of wutong seeds. Take 10 pills on an empty stomach with tea.
Note: There are many similar formulas in this treatise for treating internal cataracts; this method is preserved here for reference.

Ju Fang Chanhua Wubi San (Chanhua Wubi Powder from the Bureau) treats adults and children suffering from liver injury by wind-toxin, or qi attack causing various degrees of dim vision, gradual formation of nebulas, chronic headache with牵引 (pulling/twitching), eyes gradually becoming smaller, and redness/ulceration of the eye sockets.
Ingredients: Fuling (Poria), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) prepared, Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) (4 liang each), Shijueming (Arconis Concha) boiled in salt water and ground to powder, Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) (3 liang each), Chishao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra) 10 liang (stir-fried), Jili (Tribuli Fructus) stir-fried (0.5 jin), Chantui (Cicadae Periostracum) 2 liang, Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma) 12 liang, Shetui (Bovis Cornu Colla / Snake Skin) 1 liang.
Grind into powder. Take 3 qian per dose after meals, mixed with rice wash water, or alternatively with tea.
Note: This formula belongs to the Foot Three Yang, Taiyin, and Jueyin channels.

Chanhua San (Chanhua Powder) treats heat and toxin accumulation in the Liver channel attacking upwards, causing redness and swelling of the eyes, excessive tearing, photophobia, and all types of wind-heat induced blurry vision and nebulas.
Ingredients: Gujingcao (Caryopsidis Flos), Juhua (Chrysanthemi Flos), Chantui (Cicadae Periostracum), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Zhigancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Preparata), Baijili (Tribuli Fructus) stir-fried, Caojueming (Casareae Semen), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Shanzhi (Gardeniae Fructus), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Mimenghua (Descurainiae Semen Lepidii et Lepidii Semen), Muzei (Equiseti Herba), Jingjiesui (Perillae Folium), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Manjingzi (Viticis Semen).
Grind into powder. Take 2 qian per dose after meals, mixed with tea.
Note: This formula belongs to the Foot Taiyang, Shaoyang, Jueyin channels and Hand Taiyin channel.

Ben Shi Fang Yanggan Wan (Sheep Liver Pill from Essential Prescriptions)
Ingredients: Tusizi (Cuscutae Semen), Cheqianzi (Plantaginis Semen), Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix), Juemingzi (Cassiae Semen), Fuling (Poria), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus), Gouqi Zi (Lycii Fructus), Chongweizi (Leonuri Fructus), Kutingli (Descurainiae Semen Lepidii et Lepidii Semen), Ruiren (Pruni Semen), Difuzi (Kochiae Scopariae Herba), Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum) stir-fried, Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus), Qingxiangzi (Celosiae Semen) (1 liang each), Shudihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata) 1.5 liang, Baijieyanggan (White Sheep Liver) - use only the sub-hepatic gallbladder lobe, slice thinly, and dry on a new tile.
Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey to make pills the size of wutong seeds. Take 30-40 pills per dose with warm water, three times daily.
Note: This formula belongs to the Foot Taiyang, Shaoyin, Hand Taiyin, and Shaoyin channels.

Secret Formula Boyun Tuiyi Wan (Cloud-Pushing Cataract-Removing Pill), passed down from Imperial Physician Liu Changzu during the Huangtong era.
Ingredients: Gualougen (Trichosanthis Radix), Zhishi (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus), Zhigancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Preparata), Manjingzi (Viticis Semen) roasted, Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba) (5 qian each), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Muzei (Equiseti Herba) soaked overnight and roasted, Mimenghua (Descurainiae Semen Lepidii et Lepidii Semen), Jingjiesui (Perillae Folium), Digupi (Lycii Cortex), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Baijili (Tribuli Fructus), Gan Juhua (Chrysanthemi Flos) (1 liang each), Shetui (Snake Skin), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma) (3 qian each), Chuanjiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium) 7.5 qian (stir-fried, remove seeds), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) 1.5 liang (soaked in wine and dried), Chantui (Cicadae Periostracum) 3 qian.
Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey to make pills such that 1 liang makes 10 pills. Take 1 pill per dose after meals and before sleep, three times daily. For nebulas, administer with rice wash water; for dim vision, administer with Danggui Decoction; for internal cataracts, administer with Muxiang Decoction.
Note: This formula belongs to the Foot Taiyang, Jueyin, and Hand Shaoyin channels. However, diseases of nebulas vary by Qi/Blood deficiency/excess, phlegm-heat, seven emotions, six pathogens, or yin fire/damp-heat. Causes differ greatly, so etiology must be investigated carefully. The above methods cannot exhaust all variations; students should expand their understanding.

Formulas for Washing and Dripping

Ju Fang Tangpao San (Decoction-Soaking Powder from the Bureau) treats redness, dryness, eye pain, and excessive tearing due to wind-heat congestion in the Liver channel.
Ingredients: Chishao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma) (equal parts).
Grind into powder. Take 2 qian per dose, mix with boiling water, and wash eyes while hot, 3-5 times daily. The Imperial Pharmacy Formula adds Jingjie.

San Yin Lisheng San (Victory-Overcoming Powder from Three Causes) treats wind-heat attacking the eyes, causing hidden dryness, photophobia, swelling, and pain.
Ingredients: Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Qinpi (Fraxini Cortex), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix) (equal parts).
Cut the ingredients, decoct in water, and apply hot using a new sheep-hair brush to paint/wash the eyes.

Jinlu Gao (Golden Dew Ointment) removes dimness, reduces nebulas, and stops pain.
Ingredients: Ruiren (Pruni Semen) crushed, Huangdan (Lithargyrum) (1 liang each), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma) 0.5 liang, Honey 6 liang.
First stir-fry Huangdan until purple, add honey and stir evenly. Add 4 sheng of running water, fix with 5-7 young willow branches, and stir continuously. Then add Ruiren and boil for more than ten boils. Next add Huanglian and stir constantly with willow branches. When reduced to 7-8 he, pour through a sieve onto paper slowly, avoiding dust. If fleshy growths (caruncles) are present, add 1 qian of Naosha (Sal Ammoniac) powder, heat slowly, and mix into the ointment.
*Longmu Lun* states: After contracting cold damage or febrile disease, do not use eye drops, as it may damage the eyes. This serves as a contraindication.

Baojian Chunxue Gao (Spring Snow Ointment from Treasure Mirror) treats wind-heat attacking upwards causing dim vision, itching, pain, difficulty opening eyes, excessive discharge/tearing, photophobia, pain, or formation of nebulas.
Ingredients: Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma) 4 liang (chopped, soaked overnight in 2 sheng of child's urine, remove Huanglian, use the liquid to quench Ganshi), Nanlvganshi (Calamina) 12 liang (quenched and soaked in urine juice), Hao Huangdan (Lithargyrum) 6 liang (water-classified), Naosha (Sal Ammoniac) 1 qian (finely ground, mixed with water in a cup and dried), Ruxiang (Boswelliae Resina), Wuyu Gu (Sepiae Endoconcha) calcined to retain nature, Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) (3 qian each), Shexiang (Moschus), Qingfen (Calomelas) (small amounts each), Baidingxiang (Excrementum Felis) 0.5 qian.
Grind each ingredient separately and store. First, refine 1 jin 4 liang of good honey to remove wax, then add Ganshi powder and stir constantly. Add Huangdan, then other powders, stirring constantly until it becomes golden-purple and non-sticky. Roll into sticks. Use one grain per application, grind in fresh water, and drip frequently. Avoid alcohol, damp noodles, and buckwheat.

Bacui Fang Yao Zhi Pian Tou Teng Yan Ji (Medicine from Extraction Extract for Hemiplegic Headache and Eye Disease)
Ingredients: Cang'er Tou (Xanthii Fructus Caput), Bohe Ye (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba), Penxiao (Mirabilite), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum) (1 qian each, preferably with chaotic texture), Ruxiang (Boswelliae Resina), Hua Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), Guanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma) (0.5 qian each).
Grind into extremely fine powder. Sniff at morning, noon, and evening.
The Baojian Formula lacks Cang'er, Ruxiang, and Xixin but includes Jingjie and Jiegeng.

Changuang Gao (Toad Light Ointment) treats long-standing eye diseases obstructing vision and removing cloud-like membranes. Must be compounded on the day of the Full Moon in the twelfth lunar month.
Ingredients: Baisha Mi (White Sand Honey) 4 liang (boil with one old scallion root, cut short, remove white membrane, wait until scallion is cooked, filter through cotton, absorb wax with paper), Huangdan (Lithargyrum), Mituoseng (Lead Monoxide) (3 qian each, water-classified, raw), Lvganshi (Calamina) calcined 5 qian (water-classified).
Grind the above three ingredients extremely finely and pour into the previous honey mixture. Stir evenly with one branch each of jointless peach and willow wood.
Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Chishao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum) peeled and core removed (5 qian each), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma) de-rhizome cleaned (2 liang), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma) (0.5 liang), Qinpi (Fraxini Cortex), Hezipi (Terminaliae Pericarpium), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum), Xuanjingshi (Natron), Jingquanshi (Well Spring Stone), Wumingyi (Haematitum), Xuanshen (Scrophulariae Radix), Daizheshi (Hematitum), Shijueming (Arconis Concha).
Grind the above ten ingredients (3 qian each) into pieces. Decoct in 5 sheng of snow water or running water in a silver vessel until reduced to 2 sheng. Filter residue, then reduce further to 1 sheng. Pour into the previous honey-medication mixture. Simmer slowly in a silver vessel until golden-purple. Then add the following medicines, ensuring they are not overheated.
Ruxiang (Boswelliae Resina), Moyao (Myrrhae Resina), Hupo (Electrum), Zhusha (Cinnabaris), Ruiren (Pruni Semen) (3 qian each).
Grind the above five ingredients extremely finely separately, then grind with Ruiren until fine. Water-classify until extremely clear. Pour into the previous medicine and re-simmer. Test by dropping medicine into water; if it does not disperse, it is ready.
Do not overcook or undercook. Bury the finished product in soil for seven days, then take out and store in a silver or porcelain vessel according to protocol. Then add the following fine powders and stir evenly with peach/willow branches.
Nanpengsha (Borax), Zhenzhu (Margarita), Shanhu Zhi (Corallis Ramulus), Longnao (Borneolum Syntheticum) (1 qian each), Shexiang (Moschus) 0.5 qian.
Grind the above five ingredients extremely finely and incorporate into the medicine. Seal tightly. If any remains unused, rinse with clean water, simmer separately, and set aside. For eye washing or if the ointment is too thick, dilute with a small amount of water.