MING MU XI XIN TANG JIA JIAN - 明目细辛汤加囊 - MODIFIED BRIGHTEN THE EYES ASARUM DECOCTION

English:	Modified Brighten the Eyes Asarum Decoction
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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Hb. cum Rx. Asari	Xi Xin	3g	Releases Exterior Wind and Cold, disperses and unblocks the Qi of the nasal orifices and clears the orifices of the head. With Ma Huang, alleviates coughing and wheezing due to Phlegm caused by Wind-Cold. With Chuan Xiong, for Wind-Cold headache and toothache. With Fang Feng, Qiang Huo and Chuan Xiong, for Wind-Cold.
Rx. Saposhnikoviae	Fang Feng	10g	Releases the Exterior and expels External Wind. With Jing Jie and Qiang Huo, for Wind-Cold. With Ma Huang, dispels Wind-Cold from the Exterior.
Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii	Qiang Huo	10g	Releases the Exterior and disperses Cold. With Chuan Xiong, for headaches and generalized body aches and pains associated with the common cold or painful obstruction. With Jing Jie and Fang Feng, for an occipital headache from Wind-Cold without perspiration.
Hb. Schizonepetae	Jing Jie	10g	Releases the Exterior and expels Wind. With Bo He, disperses Wind in the head. With Fang Feng, for Exterior Excess. With Fang Feng and Qiang Huo, for External Wind-Cold with chills, fever and anhidrosis. With Dang Gui and Chuan Xiong, for itching from Wind due to Blood Deficiency
Rz. Chuanxiong	Chuan Xiong	10g	Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, expels Wind and alleviates pain. With Dang Gui, Tao Ren and Hong Hua, for a headache from Blood Stagnation. With Xi Xin, for Wind-Cold headaches. With Gao Ben, for severe headaches without Interior Fire.
Rx. et Rz. Ligustici	Gao Ben	10g	Expels Wind and Cold. With Xi Xin, for Wind-Cold-Damp headache, vertex headaches, stiff neck and toothaches.
Hb. Ephedrae	Ma Huang	6g	Induces sweating, releases the Exterior and warms and disperses Cold pathogens
Per. Zanthoxyli	Chuan Jiao	3g	Warms the Middle Jiao, disperses Cold and alleviates abdominal pain.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	6g	Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood and disperses Cold. With Tao Ren and Hong Hua, for symptoms associated with Blood Stasis. With Chuan Xiong, harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood and disperses Blood Stasis.
Flos Carthami	Hong Hua	6g	Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Opens the channels and alleviates pain.
Sm. Persicae	Tao Ren	6g	Breaks up Blood Stasis and invigorates Blood circulation. With Hong Hua, invigorates the Blood for all types of Blood Stagnation.
Fr. Viticis	Man Jing Zi	10g	Dispels Wind-Heat in the Liver channel and clears and benefits the head and eyes.

Formula Actions

• Expels Wind
• Scatters Cold
• Resolves the Exterior
• Invigorates the Blood
• Breaks up Stasis

Syndromes

• Wind-Cold

Clinical Manifestations

Red eyes with slight pain A rough sensation in the eyes Profuse, sticky eye discharge Photophobia Pyretophobia Stuck together eyelashes Swelling at the inner ends of the eyebrows

Aversion to Wind and Cold Nasal congestion Runny nose T: Normal C: Thin and white P: Floating and tight

Treats

Red eyes Pyretophobia

Photophobia Eye pain

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

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