Patient's question:
Hello, I live in the countryside, it's quite remote, and the conditions at home aren't good either. Now I have glaucoma, but there's no money at home to treat it. Everyone says that folk remedies can cure big illnesses.Doctor's answer:
Dietary Recipes: (For reference only, please consult a doctor)Recipe 1
Prescription: Chrysanthemum flowers; Powdered antelope horn 0.3 grams. Usage: Brew chrysanthemum flowers in tea, take the powdered antelope horn with the tea. Twice daily.
Main Indication: Suitable for acute angle-closure glaucoma with headache and stiff neck.
Recipe 2
Prescription: Ophiopogon japonicus 15 grams, Polygonatum sibiricum 15 grams, glutinous rice 120 grams, rock sugar as needed. Usage: Wash glutinous rice, add the decoction of ophiopogon and polygonatum, and cook into a double porridge. Add rock sugar as needed, twice daily, each time one small bowl.
Main Indication: Suitable for acute angle-closure glaucoma with dry mouth, dry lips, and constipation.
Recipe 3
Prescription: Wheat flour 250 grams, TCM gastrodia tuber powder 10 grams. Usage: Mix wheat flour with TCM gastrodia tuber powder to make steamed buns, consume one serving daily.
Main Indication: Suitable for acute angle-closure glaucoma with headache and elevated blood pressure.
Recipe 4
Prescription: Longan meat 20 grams, red dates 20 pieces. Usage: Cook longan meat and red dates together to make longan-red date soup. Consume one serving daily.
Main Indication: Suitable for elderly patients in the remission stage of glaucoma with shortness of breath and fatigue.
Recipe 5
Prescription: White beans 35 grams, green beans 35 grams, rice flour 250 grams. Usage: Grind white beans and green beans into powder, mix with rice flour, steam into bean cakes, and eat in portions.
Main Indication: Acute angle-closure glaucoma.
Recipe 6
Prescription: Softshell turtle 1 (about 250 grams), Eucommia ulmoides 9 grams, cooking wine, salt as needed. Usage: Live kill the softshell turtle, remove the internal organs, add Eucommia ulmoides (wrapped in gauze), place in a bowl, season with cooking wine and salt, steam with water, remove Eucommia ulmoides. Eat the turtle and drink the soup.
Main Indication: Suitable for patients with open-angle glaucoma, tinnitus, lower back pain, and red tongue with few coating.
Recipe 7
Prescription: Carp 1 (about 500 grams), red beans 40 grams, scallions, cooking wine, salt as needed. Usage: Live kill and clean the carp, add red beans (wrapped in gauze), cook together in a pot until the fish is cooked and the soup is thick. Add scallions, cooking wine, and salt to season, remove the red beans. Drink the soup and eat the fish, twice daily, each time one small bowl.
Main Indication: Suitable for open-angle glaucoma with eyelid edema and difficulty urinating.
Recipe 8
Prescription: Fresh bergamot 2, malt sugar 60 grams. Usage: Slice fresh bergamot and place in a bowl, add malt sugar, cover, steam until the bergamot dissolves into water. After cooling, it becomes bergamot syrup. Twice daily, each time one tablespoon, mix with boiling water and take.
Main Indication: Suitable for open-angle glaucoma with headache and dizziness.