Description
Lu Feng Ling Yang Yin (Antelope Horn Beverage for Green Glaucoma), from Golden Mirror of the Medical Tradition (Yi Zong Jin Jian).
Actions: Clear heat and drain fire, cool the liver and extinguish wind, open the orifices, and improve vision
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of green glaucoma (acute angle–closure glaucoma) caused by intense fire of the liver and gallbladder, and wind-heat attacking upward, with mydriasis, light green pupil, unbearable distending pain of eyes, bitter taste in the mouth, vexation, and wiry, rapid, and forceful pulse
Category: Formulas That Clear Heat and Resolve Toxins.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 492–496.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fu Ling
as printed: Poria (fu ling) 6 g
|
6g | 13.33% | — | |
|
Xuan Shen
as printed: Radix Scrophulariae (xuan shen) 6 g
|
6g | 13.33% | — | |
|
Ling Yang Jiao
as printed: Cornu Saigae Tataricae (ling yang jiao) 3 g
|
3g | 6.67% | — | |
|
Fang Feng
as printed: Radix Saposhnikoviae (fang feng) 6 g
|
6g | 13.33% | — | |
|
Zhi Mu
as printed: Rhizoma Anemarrhenae (zhi mu) 6 g
|
6g | 13.33% | — | |
|
Jie Geng
as printed: Radix Platycodonis (jie geng) 6 g
|
6g | 13.33% | — | |
|
Huang Qin
as printed: Radix Scutellariae (huang qin) 3 g
|
3g | 6.67% | — | |
|
Xi Xin
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Asari (xi xin) 3 g
|
3g | 6.67% | — | |
|
Che Qian Zi
as printed: Semen Plantaginis (che qian zi) 3 g
|
3g | 6.67% | — | |
|
Da Huang
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Rhei (da huang) 3 g
|
3g | 6.67% | — |
Energetics dose-weighted
The formula's overall nature, taste balance and channel reach, weighted by each herb's dose. Classical formulas often pair warm and cool herbs on purpose, so a net figure summarises the mix — it doesn't describe every herb in it.
Nature
Net slightly cool (-0.73)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 40%, cool 13%, neutral 27%, warm 20%.
Small but decisive: Ling Yang Jiao 3g (cold, 7% of the grams), Huang Qin 3g (cold, 7% of the grams), Che Qian Zi 3g (cold, 7% of the grams), Da Huang 3g (cold, 7% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 20%
- sweet 28%
- bitter 31%
- salty 11%
- bland 10%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Lung 73%
- Kidney 53%
- Stomach 40%
- Spleen 40%
- Heart 33%
- Liver 33%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
Dose-weighted from each herb's recorded nature, taste and channels (missing values are left out, never counted as neutral). It describes the composition — it is not a recommendation.
Preparation
Decoct the ingredients with water for oral use
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