Zhu Jing Wan
Star驻景丸 (Preserve Vistas Pill)
Source: Indispensable Tools for Pattern Treatment (1602)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Zhu Jing Wan (Preserve Vistas Pill), from Indispensable Tools for Pattern Treatment (1602).
Actions: Tonifies and nourishes the Liver and Kidneys; Enriches the yin; Improves the vision
Indications: Diminished visual acuity and blurred vision that worsens with exertion and improves with rest, soreness and weakness of the lower back and legs, and a thin, frail pulse.
Pattern: Liver and Kidney deficiency with some dampness impairing vision
Commentary: Tonifies the Kidneys below while draining pathogenic water above; indicated only when other signs confirm deficiency, as yang-deficient or damp-heat eye problems need other formulas.
Category: Formulas that Nourish and Tonify the Yin.
Source: Scheid V, Bensky D, Ellis A, Barolet R. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies, 2nd ed. Eastland Press, 2009, p. 391.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tu Si Zi
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder preparation), not a single dose; role: tonifies Liver and Kidneys; as printed: Cuscutae Semen (tu si zi) 150g
|
150g | 45.45% | Jun (Chief) | — |
|
Shu Di Huang
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder preparation), not a single dose; role: enriches yin, tonifies Kidneys, nourishes Liver blood; as printed: Rehmanniae Radix preparata (shu di huang) 120g
|
120g | 36.36% | Jun (Chief) | — |
|
Che Qian Zi
role: improves vision by promoting fluid metabolism and draining dampness; as printed: Plantaginis Semen (che qian zi) 60g
|
60g | 18.18% | Chen (Deputy) | — |
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 neutral (0.00)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 18%, neutral 46%, warm 36%.
Taste
- pungent 23%
- sweet 68%
- bland 9%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Kidney 100%
- Liver 100%
- Spleen 46%
- Lung 18%
- Bladder 18%
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
Powder into honey pills; 6-12g before meals with a soup of Poria (fu ling) and Acori tatarinowii Rhizoma (shi chang pu). As a decoction, use about one-tenth of the dosage.
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- Jia Jian Zhu Jing Wan = this formula + Chu Shi Zi, Dang Gui, Gou Qi Zi, Hua Jiao and Wu Wei Zi
- San Ren Wu Zi Tang = this formula + Wu Zi Yan Zong Wan + Bai Zi Ren, Chen Xiang, Dang Gui, Fu Ling, Rou Cong Rong, Suan Zao Ren and Yi Yi Ren
- Er Xian Bu Shen Tang = this formula + Wu Zi Yan Zong Wan + Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang + Chuan Xiong, Fu Ling, He Shou Wu, Jiu Cai Zi, Xian Mao and Yin Yang Huo
Each entry reads as the larger formula written out: “+” adds its other catalogue cores, then the herbs none of them hold. A catalogue formula counts as a core only when at least 80% of its herbs are present, no more than 1 is absent, and the absent herb is not its chief.
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