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eyes/ears/nose/throat
visual disturbances
Botanicals

primary herbs

Anemone pulsatilla (toxic): weakened vision due to overuse, weak, nervous patient, "nervous blindness"; given locally and internally (Felter and Lloyd, p. 1591)

Arnica montana (toxic): failing vision (Harper-Shove, p. 44)

Cineraria maritima: weak vision due to constitutional or acute conditions (Weiss, p. 341)

Euphrasia officinalis: as a compress relieves redness, swelling and visual disturbance in acute and subacute inflammation, and fresh eye injuries (Weiss, p. 339)

Selenicereus grandiflorus (toxic): visual defects of an asthenopic character (Harper-Shove, p. 44)

Strychnos nux vomica (toxic): aggravation of eye disorders when due to general systemic atony (Felter, p. 489)

Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry fruit): especially with diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration or retinal inflammation. Bilberry fruit extract is most commonly sold as 80 mg capsules standardized to contain 25% anthocyanosides and dosed at 80-160 mg three times daily. (Sharrer A, et al. Klin Monatsbl Augenheilkd 1971: 158;592-597; Neumann L. Klin Monatsbl Augenheilkd 1971:158;592-597.)

consider: liver conditions: the liver is associated with the eyes in Chinese medicine

see: eye strain and other ocular conditions

complementary herbs

footnotes

Neumann L. [Experience with anthocyanoside treatment of retinal haemorrhage during anticoagulant long-term therapy]. Klin Monatsbl Augenheilkd 1973 Jul;163(1):96-103. [Article in German]

Sharrer A, Ober M. Anthocyanoside in der Behandlung von Retinopathien. Klin Monatsbl Augenheilkd 1971: 158;592-597. [Article in German]