{ "slug": "qi-ju-di-huang-wan", "names": { "pinyin": "Qi Ju Di Huang Wan", "chinese": "杞菊地黄丸", "english": "Lycium, Chrysanthemum and Rehmannia Pill", "alternate": [ "Lycium Rehmannia Teapills", "Goji Chrysanthemum Rehmannia Pill" ] }, "category": "tonify-yin", "family": "di-huang-wan", "source": { "text": "Yi Ji (Medical Level)", "author": "Dong Xi-yuan", "dynasty": "Qing", "year": "1777" }, "summary": "Liu Wei Di Huang Wan with goji and chrysanthemum for the eyes. For Liver and Kidney yin deficiency that shows in the eyes first: dry, tired, blurry eyes, floaters, light sensitivity, and tearing in wind, with the usual dry mouth and sore back underneath.", "picture": "The Liver opens into the eyes and the Kidney fills the Liver. When both run dry the eyes are the first window to fog up. Goji and chrysanthemum wipe the window while the base formula fills the well.", "patterns": [ { "slug": "liver-and-kidney-yin-deficiency", "role": "primary", "_links": { "self": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/api/v1/pattern/liver-and-kidney-yin-deficiency", "html": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/pattern/liver-and-kidney-yin-deficiency" } }, { "slug": "kidney-yin-deficiency", "role": "with eye signs", "_links": { "self": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/api/v1/pattern/kidney-yin-deficiency", "html": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/pattern/kidney-yin-deficiency" } }, { "slug": "liver-yin-deficiency", "role": "with Kidney signs", "_links": { "self": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/api/v1/pattern/liver-yin-deficiency", "html": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/pattern/liver-yin-deficiency" } } ], "indications": [ "Dry, gritty, tired eyes", "Blurry vision, floaters, light sensitivity", "Eyes that water in wind", "Dizziness and headache behind the eyes", "Dry mouth, sore low back, ringing ears", "Screen fatigue in a dry, thin person" ], "signs": { "tongue": "Red with little coat.", "pulse": "Thin, possibly wiry." }, "ingredients": [ { "pinyin": "Shu Di Huang", "grams": "24", "role": "chief", "job": "Prepared rehmannia refills Kidney yin.", "herb_slug": "prepared-rehmannia-root", "english": "Prepared Rehmannia Root", "chinese": "熟地黄", "latin": "Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata", "_links": { "herb": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/api/v1/herb/prepared-rehmannia-root", "html": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/herb/prepared-rehmannia-root" } }, { "pinyin": "Shan Zhu Yu", "grams": "12", "role": "deputy", "job": "Cornelian cherry nourishes the Liver and holds essence.", "herb_slug": "asiatic-cornelian-cherry-fruit", "english": "Asiatic Cornelian Cherry Fruit", "chinese": "山茱萸", "latin": "Fructus Corni", "_links": { "herb": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/api/v1/herb/asiatic-cornelian-cherry-fruit", "html": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/herb/asiatic-cornelian-cherry-fruit" } }, { "pinyin": "Shan Yao", "grams": "12", "role": "deputy", "job": "Chinese yam steadies the Spleen and Kidney.", "herb_slug": "common-yam-rhizome", "english": "Chinese Yam Rhizome", "chinese": "山药", "latin": "Rhizoma Dioscoreae", "_links": { "herb": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/api/v1/herb/common-yam-rhizome", "html": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/herb/common-yam-rhizome" } }, { "pinyin": "Ze Xie", "grams": "9", "role": "assistant", "job": "Water plantain drains damp so the tonic moves.", "herb_slug": "rhizome-of-oriental-waterplantain", "english": "Rhizome of Oriental Waterplantain", "chinese": "", "latin": "Rhizoma Alismatis", "_links": { "herb": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/api/v1/herb/rhizome-of-oriental-waterplantain", "html": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/herb/rhizome-of-oriental-waterplantain" } }, { "pinyin": "Mu Dan Pi", "grams": "9", "role": "assistant", "job": "Tree peony bark clears mild rising heat.", "herb_slug": "tree-peony-bark", "english": "Tree Peony Bark", "chinese": "牡丹皮", "latin": "Cortex Moutan", "_links": { "herb": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/api/v1/herb/tree-peony-bark", "html": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/herb/tree-peony-bark" } }, { "pinyin": "Fu Ling", "grams": "9", "role": "assistant", "job": "Poria supports digestion of the tonic.", "herb_slug": "indian-bread", "english": "Poria", "chinese": "茯苓", "latin": "Poria", "_links": { "herb": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/api/v1/herb/indian-bread", "html": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/herb/indian-bread" } }, { "pinyin": "Gou Qi Zi", "grams": "9", "role": "deputy", "job": "Goji nourishes Liver and Kidney yin and brightens the eyes.", "herb_slug": "fruit-of-chinese-wolfberry", "english": "Chinese Wolfberry Fruit", "chinese": "枸杞子", "latin": "Fructus Lycii", "_links": { "herb": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/api/v1/herb/fruit-of-chinese-wolfberry", "html": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/herb/fruit-of-chinese-wolfberry" } }, { "pinyin": "Ju Hua", "grams": "9", "role": "assistant", "job": "Chrysanthemum clears the Liver and the eyes and calms the wind that makes them water.", "herb_slug": "chrysanthemum-flower", "english": "Chrysanthemum Flower", "chinese": "菊花", "latin": "Flos Chrysanthemi Morifolii", "_links": { "herb": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/api/v1/herb/chrysanthemum-flower", "html": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/herb/chrysanthemum-flower" } } ], "actions": [ "Enriches Liver and Kidney yin", "Brightens the eyes" ], "how_it_works": "The six base herbs fill the Kidney. Goji feeds the Liver blood that the eyes draw on. Chrysanthemum clears the heat and wind that make dry eyes sting and water. Together they treat the eyes from the root rather than only wetting the surface.", "modifications": [ { "for": "Eyes that are also red and sore", "add": [ "Xia Ku Cao", "Jue Ming Zi" ], "note": "Cooling herbs for Liver heat in the eyes." }, { "for": "Night blindness or very weak vision", "add": [ "Nu Zhen Zi", "Tu Si Zi" ], "note": "Deeper Liver and Kidney tonics for vision." } ], "cautions": [ "Rich. If stools loosen or appetite drops, take it with food or reduce the dose.", "Red, hot, acutely inflamed eyes are an infection or wind-heat, not a dry deficiency. This formula is for the long, dry, tired kind.", "Pause during an acute cold or flu.", "Pregnancy: use only under a qualified practitioner." ], "forms": [ "teapills", "concentrated tablets", "granules" ], "typical_dose": { "teapills": "8 pills, three times a day with warm water, the usual label dose", "course": "Two to three months. Eyes are slow to change; screens are fast to drain." }, "cousins": [ { "slug": "liu-wei-di-huang-wan", "difference": "The same base without the two eye herbs. Use when the eyes are not the main complaint." }, { "slug": "zhi-bai-di-huang-wan", "difference": "The same base with cooling herbs for night sweats and hot palms instead of eye herbs." }, { "slug": "er-zhi-wan", "difference": "Two gentle herbs for grey hair, dizziness, and dry eyes that can be added to any of these." } ], "commerce": { "store": "supplementsapothecary.com", "store_name": "Supplements Apothecary", "store_slug": "qi-ju-di-huang-wan", "store_url": "https://www.supplementsapothecary.com/supplement/qi-ju-di-huang-wan", "status": "planned", "label_check": "The box reads Qi Ju Di Huang Wan with the characters 杞菊地黄丸. Eight herbs: the six of Liu Wei plus Lycium (goji) and Chrysanthemum." }, "conditions": [ "dizziness", "headache", "low-back-pain" ], "sources": [ { "title": "Bensky, Scheid, Ellis and Barolet, Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas and Strategies, 2nd edition", "note": "Listed as a modification of Liu Wei Di Huang Wan." } ], "meta": { "status": "published", "last_updated": "2026-10-12", "reviewed_by": null }, "_links": { "html": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/formula/qi-ju-di-huang-wan", "self": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/api/v1/formula/qi-ju-di-huang-wan", "index": "https://www.naturalherblibrary.com/api/v1/formulas" } }