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rx
formula
Gardenia and Vitex C.
chinese formulae
definition
Gardenia and Vitex C. = Shi Gan Ming Mu Tang
sources: Hsu, 1980, p. 599; Dharmananda, 1986, p. 227.
signs and symptoms: Eye disorders in strong constitution with inflammation, congestion, swelling and pain, hemophthalmos, keratitis, iritis, conjunctivitis, and glaucoma.
tongue and pulse: red tongue with rapid, full and tense pulse.
indications: Liver Fire Blazing Upward. With the appropriate presentation, may be used in conditions conventionally diagnosed as sclerosing keratitis, keratitis, scleritis, iritis, and glaucoma.
cautions and contraindications:
ingredients: dosage for one day:
» 3 grams: gypsum (shi gao).
» 1.5 grams: Chinese angelica (tang kuei) (dang gui), rehmannia (di huang), forsythia (lian qiao), white peony (bai shao yao), scute (huang qin), siler (fang feng), cnidium (chuan xiong), gardenia (zhi zi), cassia seed (jue ming zi).
» 1 gram: coptis (huang lian), schizonepeta (jing jie), chrysanthemum flower (ju hua), tribulus (ci ji li), mentha (bo he), vitex (man jing zi), platycodon (jie geng), licorice (gan cao), notopterygium (chiang huo).
modifications:
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