Cataracts - Chinese Medicine explanation and treatment
A relatively simple operation can restore the vision for people with cataracts, but people who dislike
the idea of surgery may find that Chinese medicine can enable them to live with the condition,
if the sight is not too badly impaired by the time they seek help.
In Chinese Medicine, cataracts are
diagnosed as a weakness of the liver and kidneys, due to lack of nourishment
of the blood. If patients consult a Chinese Medicine practitioner at the outset, herbs can be prescribed
which will slow the growth of the cataract and often stop it from developing
any further, so that the sight will remain, if not perfect, then at least
comfortable. The essence of the liver and kidneys and the blood will all
be nourished by a Chinese Medicine treatment with rehmannia, wolfberry, chrysanthemum and
dendrobium stem.
Professor Song Ke
