Guest guest Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 One of my students asked for clarification on blurry vision. I realize I don¹t have a succinct answer. for instance: among herbs listed for blurry vision are Ju hua, Chan tui, gou qi zi, qing xiang zi. Obviously these herbs span several categories. So really: what does blurry vision refer to? Thanks Cara Cara O. Frank, R.Ac, Dipl Ac & Ch.H. President China Herb Company of the Chinese Herb Program Tai Sophia Institute of the Healing Arts 215-438-2977 Fax 215-849-3338 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 Hi Cara, Here's how I would think about it: Blurry vision is a non- definitive, branch symptom. By itself, blurry vision simply means that the eye has a disharmony - It either means there is a lack of vitality in the eye (a vacuity of blood, qi, yin or yang) or a stasis/ accumulation (qi, blood, wind, phlegm, damp etc.) I would suggest telling the students to determine the root diagnosis and then to see how that relates to the vacuity and/or stasis in the eyes. Choose a root formula and then direct the action to the eyes based on the root diagnosis. So, if the diagnosis is blood or yin deficiency, use Gou Qi Zi, Tu Si Zi. If it is due to wind or heat, use Ju Hua, Sang Ye. If it is on a base of phlegm stasis, use Shi Chang Pu. For Liver heat use Qing Xiang Zi and Jue Ming Zi. For blood stasis use Chuan Xiong....etc. Hope this helps, Sharon Sharon Weizenbaum 86 Henry Street Amherst, MA 01002 413-549-4021 sweiz www.whitepinehealingarts.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 Thanks Sharon. That is helpful. I mean: it confirms my thinking around it. Warmly, Cara Cara O. Frank, R.Ac, Dipl Ac & Ch.H. President China Herb Company of the Chinese Herb Program Tai Sophia Institute of the Healing Arts 215-438-2977 Fax 215-849-3338 sharon weizenbaum <sweiz Thu, 09 Nov 2006 06:53:52 -0500 Re:Blurry Vision Hi Cara, Here's how I would think about it: Blurry vision is a non- definitive, branch symptom. By itself, blurry vision simply means that the eye has a disharmony - It either means there is a lack of vitality in the eye (a vacuity of blood, qi, yin or yang) or a stasis/ accumulation (qi, blood, wind, phlegm, damp etc.) I would suggest telling the students to determine the root diagnosis and then to see how that relates to the vacuity and/or stasis in the eyes. Choose a root formula and then direct the action to the eyes based on the root diagnosis. So, if the diagnosis is blood or yin deficiency, use Gou Qi Zi, Tu Si Zi. If it is due to wind or heat, use Ju Hua, Sang Ye. If it is on a base of phlegm stasis, use Shi Chang Pu. For Liver heat use Qing Xiang Zi and Jue Ming Zi. For blood stasis use Chuan Xiong....etc. Hope this helps, Sharon Sharon Weizenbaum 86 Henry Street Amherst, MA 01002 413-549-4021 sweiz <sweiz%40rcn.com> www.whitepinehealingarts.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 Hi Cara, My first action would be to send the patient for an eye exam - blurry vision is most commonly due to changes in the chape of the eye with aging (yin and/or blood defiency), and glasses can remedy this. If the blurriness is intermittent, I would first suspect dampness or phlegm as factors, secondly yin or blood deficiency. Failure of the clear yang to rise to the head can, I suppose, also cause blurry vision. . L.Ac. --- Cara Frank <herbbabe wrote: > One of my students asked for clarification on blurry > vision. > I realize I don¹t have a succinct answer. > for instance: among herbs listed for blurry vision > are Ju hua, Chan tui, > gou qi zi, qing xiang zi. > > Obviously these herbs span several categories. > > So really: what does blurry vision refer to? > > Thanks > Cara > > Cara O. Frank, R.Ac, Dipl Ac & Ch.H. > President China Herb Company > Director of the Chinese Herb Program > Tai Sophia Institute of the Healing Arts > 215-438-2977 > Fax 215-849-3338 > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > ______________________________\ ____ Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. http://music./unlimited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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