Glaucoma and TCM

One of mum's interests is health and healthy living. As a result, she has a collection of books and has a vast knowledge on the subject.

When dad had troubles with his eyes (which he eventually found out was glaucoma), all the conventional medicines did not help him much. Mum recommended that he try out a traditional formula from a classic Chinese medicine book. She remembered that the formula worked with some of her friends who had troubles with their eyes.

It worked wonders for him. On top curing his glaucoma, his general health improved, his gum felt better etc. Now dad is a firm believer in the formula and is on a crusade to save the world from the 'sneak thief of sight'. Dad highly recommend the formula to everyone.

Here's the formula, verbatim except for some formatting and addition of common/latin names for the convenience of those who do not know Chinese.

青光眼经验方

此方为眼病总方, 头痛眼赤, 或无头痛眼起赤翳膜点, 均合用, 有人两眼没坏, 忽然不能视, 卽瞳人反背或日青光盲症, 用尽中西医, 亳无效果, 服此方十剂卽復明如初, 另有一人, 三年青光盲, 服此方七剂卽復明.

• 甘草二錢 (Licorice Root)
• 京芥七分 (Shizonpeta)
• 木通六分 (Akebia stem)
• 独活八分 (Doubleteeth Pubescent Angelica Root, Radix Angelicae Pubescentis)
• 木賊三錢 (Scouring rush, Equisetum hyemale)
• 防风二錢 (Radix Saposhnikoviae, Divaricate Saposhnikovia)
• 赤芍七分 (the root of herbaceous peony, Paeonia Lactiflora)
• 紅花三分 (Safflower, Carthamus tinctorius)
• 甘菊四錢 (Camomile, Matricariarecutita)
• 蔓京子二錢 (Man Jing Zi, Fructus Viticis)
• 決明子二錢 (Cassia Seeds)

净水煎服，飯後半点钟服, 或臨睡时服圴可。

如有熱者，可加黃苓二錢共煎服, 如身體弱者，可加入四物補血湯共煎服, 即多服无妨, 四物補血湯方:

• 當歸一錢
• 川芎二錢
• 熟地一錢
• 白芍二錢

I believe this is a classical formula, i.e. from classical texts. This same or similar formula are posted elsewhere on the net, for e.g. from Singapore, Taiwan and China(?)

Please use this formula at your own risks and with caution. A brief search on the net on individual herbs did indeed point to both benefits for the eyes and improvement to gum and general health.

Caution: if you are going to use this formula please make sure that the 木通 (Akebia stem) you use is 川木通 (Chuan mutong, Clematidis Armandii Franch) or 白木通 (Bai mutong, Akebia trifoliata); not 关木通 (Guan mutong, Aristolochiae Manshuriensis) which is toxic to the kidneys. Click here for further information.