Xi Gan Ming Mu San
Ingredients: Raw Rehmannia root (sheng di huang), White peony root (shao yao), Cnidium root (chuan xiong), Tang-kuei root (dang gui), Coptis root (huang lian), Gardenia fruit (zhi zi), Scute root (huang qin), Frosythia fruit (lian qiao), Notopterygium root (giang huo), Fang-feng root (fang feng), Platycodon root (jie geng), Schizonepeta herb (jing jie), Mentha herb (bo he), Cassia seed (jue ming zi), Tribulus fruit (ji li), Gypsum (shi gao), Vitex fruit (man jing zi), Chrysanthemum flower (ju hua), Chinese licorice root (gan cao).
| Mandarin: 洗肝明目散 Pin-Yin: Xi Gan Ming Mu San English: Gardenia & Vitex Combination Romaji: Senkan Meimoku San Kanji: 洗肝明目散 Kampo: No |
Source:
- Bring Spring Back to Myriad Diseases (Wan Bing Hui Chun, 1587)
How it works:
- Purges heat
- Extinguishes wind
- Nourishes the blood
- Supplements the eyes
Clinical Applications:
- Eye disorders caused by wind-heat
This 16th century formula was developed by the physician Gong Tingxian and published in “Bring Spring Back to Myriad Diseases.” Xi Gan Ming Mu San is applied to eye disorders stemming from wind-heat, and it is used to purge heat, extinguish wind, nourish the blood, and supplement the eyes.
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English Name |
Pin-Yin Name |
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Raw Rehmannia |
Sheng Di Huang |
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Peony |
Shao Yao |
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Angelica Root |
Dang Gui |
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Mentha |
Bo He |
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Vitex |
Man Jing Zi |
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Chrysanthemum |
Ju Hua |
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Cassia Seed |
Jue Ming Zi |
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Tribulus |
Ji Li |
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Coptis |
Huang Lian |
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Scute |
Huang Qin |
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Gardenia |
Zhi Zi |
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Forsythia |
Lian Qiao |
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Gypsum |
Shi Gao |
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Schizonepeta |
Jing Jie |
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Siler |
Fang Feng |
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Chiang-huo |
Qiang Huo |
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Cnidium |
Chuan Xiong |
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Platycodon |
Jie Geng |
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Licorice |
Gan Cao |
Main Ingredient(s):
In this formula, Gardenia purges heat and toxins, and Vitex extinguishes wind, purges liver heat, and alleviates eye congestion.