Ye Ming Sha - 夜明砂 - Faeces Vespertilionis

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Faeces Vespertilionis
Common English:	Bat Droppings Bat Dung Bat Feces Bat Guano

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Acrid	Cold	Liver	2.5-10g

Actions

Indications/Syndromes

Clears the Liver and brightens the eyes (cleanses the Liver)

Glaucoma, Nebula, Night blindness, Night blindness, Superficial visual obstruction and cataracts

Especially useful for red eyes or bleeding into the whites of the eyes (sub-conjunctival bleeding) associated with Liver Heat

Disperses Blood Stasis, disperses bruises and reduces accumulations

Traumatic injury

Accumulations from childhood nutritional impairment, malnutrition

Scrofula, malaria

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Concha Haliotidis Shi Jue Ming	Animal Liver	Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
Superficial visual obstruction and blurred vision.	Night blindness.	Childhood nutritional impairment with abdominal pain.
Fr. Ulmi Macrocarpae Preparatus Wu Yi Hb. Aloes Lu Hui Fr. Quisqualis Shi Jun Zi	Concha Haliotidis Shi Jue Ming Fr. Lycii Gou Qi Zi	Sm. Cassiae Jue Ming Zi
Childhood nutritional impairment from roundworms.	Blurred vision.	Redness and pain of the eyes.

It stops pain, cools the Blood and resolves Stasis.
It is indicated for eye problems arising from Heat and for pain caused by Blood Stasis, for example a gradual loss of vision with no visible change in the eye itself.
Whether on its own or in combination, it serves eye conditions marked by Liver Heat with Blood Stasis.
Superficial visual obstructions, malaria-like disorders, childhood fright, painful urinary dysfunction, vaginal discharge, scrofula and swollen sores are all treated by this herb.