INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Semen Celosiae
Common English:	Celosia Seed Silver Quail-Grass Seed Feather Cockscomb Seed

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet (Bitter)	Slightly Cold (Cool) (Cold)	Liver	3-15g tincture: 2-4ml

Actions

Indications/Syndromes

Clears Wind-Heat, drains Liver Fire and improves the vision

Wind-Heat affecting the eyes, with red, swollen eyes

Liver Fire affecting the eyes, corneal opacity

Treats hypertension

Hypertension associated with Liver Yang Rising or Liver Fire

Headache from Wind-Heat

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Contraindicated for those with dilated pupils or elevated eye pressure, e.g. glaucoma.
Use with caution for those with Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold.
Use with caution for those with Qi and/or Yang Deficiency.
Use with caution for those with Liver or Kidney Deficiency.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua Rx. Gentianae Long Dan Cao	Sm. Cassiae Jue Ming Zi Flos Buddlejae Mi Meng Hua	Sm. Cassiae Jue Ming Zi Sp. Prunellae Xia Ku Cao
Eye pain, redness and swelling due to Liver Fire	Impaired or blurred vision	Redness, swelling and pain of the eyes due to Liver Fire
Flos Buddlejae Mi Meng Hua Hb. Equiseti Hiemalis Mu Zei	Fr. Jujube Da Zao	Sp. Prunellae Xia Ku Cao Ram. Uncariae cum Uncis Gou Teng Concha Haliotidis Shi Jue Ming
Redness, swelling and pain of the eyes due to Wind-Heat	Night blindness	Hypertension caused by liver fire
Sm. Cassiae Jue Ming Zi Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin Sp. Prunellae Xia Ku Cao
Headache due to Liver Fire

This herb Strongly clears Fire from the Liver channel to benefit the the eyes and ears.
It directs Qi downward.
It eliminates superficial visual obstruction.
It induces pupil dilation. It can be used alone when Wind-Heat contracts the pupils.
Its best effect is on Liver channel Fire from Excess which enables it to brighten eyes and reduce superficial visual obstruction.
It is most often used for eye disorders due to Liver Fire.
It has an antiphlogistic action.
It is used externally for skin and trauma conditions.
It can be used topically in the nostrils for epistaxis.
One source says not to give this herb to children under 18 years old.
Both Qing Xiang Zi and Sm. Cassiae Jue Ming Zi improve the vision. Jue Ming Zi is bitter, sweet , salty and cold which broadens its therapeutic scope to include nourishing the Liver and Kidney Yin, moistening the Intestines and dispersing Wind-Heat. It can be used for Excess and deficient eye disorders or headache because it nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin and is more appropriate where there is constipation. Qing Xiang Zi can only be used for eye disorders due to Excess Heat. it is bitter, cold, drains Fire in the Liver channel and disperses Wind-Heat from the Blood level of the Jue Yin channels. It can clear superficial visual obstruction and can dilate the pupils. it can be used alone for this purpose when Wind-Heat in the Liver channel causes the pupils to contract.