INGREDIENTS

Each pill contains the equiv. to dry:

 

Rehmannia, root, prep. 66mg

Cinnamon VIne, root 55.1mg

Wolfporia, fruit 55.1mg

Water Plantain, rhiz. 54.7mg

Goji, fruit 44.2mg

Chrysanthemum, flower 33.7mg

Cornel Dogwood, fruit 33mg

Tree Peony, stem bark 33mg

 

Store below 30°C

Contains 200 x 200mg pills.

AUSTL 478646

Manufactured In Australia.

 

 

Indications: getting old, drying out and weakening vision.

Actions: Nourishes the kidneys, liver, brain and eyes.

Dosage: 12 pills twice per day with food. Safe to use long-term.

These are magical pills used to slow the onset and ravages of age.

Treat more, not less. Treat sooner, rather than later.

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Qi Ju Di Huang Tang – "Graceful Ageing"

 

Supporting Healthy Eyes, Brain and Longevity as We Age

 

A classical Chinese herbal formula traditionally used to nourish the body's deeper restorative systems, helping support healthy vision, cognitive function and graceful ageing by protecting tissues from the cumulative effects of oxidative stress and inflammation.

 

What is Qi Ju Di Huang Tang?

Growing older is inevitable.

Growing frail isn't.

Many people assume ageing simply means slowing down.

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Poor eyesight.

Less energy.

Reduced memory.

Stiffness.

Dryness.

Loss of resilience.

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Chinese medicine has viewed ageing differently for more than a thousand years.

Rather than treating old age itself, it focuses on preserving the systems that allow us to remain healthy for as long as possible.

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Qi Ju Di Huang Tang was developed with exactly that philosophy.

At Chiron Medical we call it "Graceful Ageing."

Because healthy ageing isn't about adding years to life.

It's about adding life to your years.

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A Formula for Healthy Longevity

The body is constantly repairing itself.

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Every day.

Every hour.

Every minute.

When those repair systems begin slowing with age, tissues gradually lose their ability to recover.

 

Eyes become dry.

Vision declines.

Memory becomes less reliable.

Recovery takes longer.

Qi Ju Di Huang Tang helps support these natural repair processes by nourishing the body's deepest restorative reserves.

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Why We Call It "Graceful Ageing"

Healthy ageing is about maintaining function.

 

People commonly seek support for:

• declining eyesight

• dry eyes

• blurred vision

• night vision changes

• age-related fatigue

• mild memory decline

• reduced resilience

• lower back weakness

• tinnitus

• healthy ageing

Rather than targeting a single symptom, the formula supports the systems that age together.

 

What Is It Traditionally Used For?

Traditionally, Qi Ju Di Huang Tang is prescribed for Liver and Kidney Yin deficiency, particularly where ageing affects the eyes and nervous system.

 

In modern clinical practice it is commonly considered for supportive management of:

• age-related eye strain

• dry eyes

• blurred vision

• early age-related visual decline

• mild cognitive ageing

• tinnitus

• healthy ageing

• recovery from chronic illness

• constitutional Yin deficiency

 

A Formula with Nearly 900 Years of History

Qi Ju Di Huang Tang evolved from the famous Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, first recorded in the Xiao Er Yao Zheng Zhi Jue (Key to Therapeutics of Children's Diseases) by Qian Yi during the Song Dynasty (1119 AD).

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Later physicians recognised that ageing often affects the eyes as well as the body's deeper restorative systems.

By adding Gou Qi Zi (Goji Berry) and Ju Hua (Chrysanthemum Flower) to Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, they created Qi Ju Di Huang Tang—specifically to nourish the Liver, support healthy vision and promote longevity.

 

Today it remains one of the most respected formulas for healthy ageing and eye health throughout East Asia.

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The Herbs That Make the Formula

Growing older is a natural part of life, but healthy ageing depends on the body's ability to continually repair itself. Every day our cells are exposed to oxidative stress, inflammation and the normal wear and tear of metabolism. When repair can no longer keep pace with damage, vision fades, energy declines, recovery slows and the tissues that once renewed themselves so easily gradually lose their resilience.

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Qi Ju Di Huang Tang was developed to support this process of renewal. Rather than attempting to reverse ageing, it combines herbs that protect vulnerable tissues, support healthy metabolism and preserve the body's capacity for repair. Particular emphasis is placed on the eyes, nervous system and circulation—systems that are especially sensitive to age-related decline.

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Shu Di Huang (Prepared Rehmannia Root)

 

Traditional Role

Shu Di Huang provides the restorative foundation of the formula. Traditionally it has been used to replenish the body's deepest reserves, supporting recovery, vitality and healthy ageing over the long term.

 

Biomedical Actions

Research demonstrates antioxidant and neuroprotective activity together with support for bone marrow function, protection against oxidative stress and regulation of immune responses. Experimental studies also suggest benefits for mitochondrial function, tissue regeneration and healthy ageing.

 

Shan Zhu Yu (Cornus Fruit)

 

Traditional Role

Shan Zhu Yu helps preserve the body's resilience as it ages. Traditionally it was valued for maintaining strength, stability and long-term function while reducing the gradual loss of vitality that accompanies advancing years.

 

Biomedical Actions

Research demonstrates antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective activity together with protection against oxidative injury. Studies also suggest support for healthy vascular ageing and preservation of cellular function.

 

Shan Yao (Chinese Yam)

 

Traditional Role

Lasting vitality depends upon efficient nutrition. Shan Yao supports healthy digestion and metabolism, ensuring the body continues to convert food into the energy and building blocks needed for tissue maintenance and repair.

 

Biomedical Actions

Research demonstrates regulation of glucose metabolism together with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and immune-supporting effects. Experimental studies also suggest improvements in metabolic resilience and maintenance of gastrointestinal barrier function.

 

Ze Xie (Water Plantain)

 

Traditional Role

Healthy ageing requires balance as well as nourishment. Ze Xie supports normal fluid metabolism and helps maintain equilibrium within the formula, ensuring the body's restorative processes remain efficient.

 

Biomedical Actions

Research demonstrates mild diuretic, antioxidant and renal-protective activity together with support for lipid metabolism and healthy fluid regulation.

 

Mu Dan Pi (Moutan Bark)

 

Traditional Role

As tissues age they become increasingly susceptible to low-grade inflammation. Mu Dan Pi helps moderate this process while supporting healthy circulation and tissue repair.

 

Biomedical Actions

Research demonstrates anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and vascular-protective effects together with regulation of inflammatory cytokines. Studies also suggest protection against endothelial dysfunction associated with ageing.

 

Fu Ling (Wolfiporia)

 

Traditional Role

Good health begins with healthy digestion. Fu Ling supports efficient nutrient absorption while helping maintain emotional balance and healthy fluid regulation, providing an important foundation for long-term wellbeing.

 

Biomedical Actions

Research demonstrates immune modulation, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity together with support for the gut microbiome and beneficial effects on the gut-brain axis.

 

Gou Qi Zi (Goji Berry)

 

Traditional Role

Gou Qi Zi has been treasured for centuries as one of Chinese medicine's premier herbs for healthy ageing. It nourishes the eyes while helping preserve vision and neurological function throughout life.

 

Biomedical Actions

Research demonstrates potent antioxidant and neuroprotective activity together with retinal protection and support for healthy visual function. Studies suggest protection of retinal ganglion cells, reduced oxidative injury and improvements in ocular microcirculation, making Goji one of the most extensively researched traditional herbs for

age-related eye health.

 

Ju Hua (Chrysanthemum Flower)

 

Traditional Role

Ju Hua complements Goji Berry by supporting healthy vision while helping protect the delicate blood vessels and tissues of the eyes from chronic inflammation.

 

Biomedical Actions

Research demonstrates antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and vascular-protective activity together with retinal protection. Experimental studies also suggest benefits for ocular circulation and protection against oxidative stress affecting the ageing eye.

 

How the Formula Works

Healthy ageing is not determined by a single biological process. It reflects the body's continuing ability to repair damaged tissues, regulate inflammation, maintain efficient metabolism and protect vulnerable organs from the gradual effects of time. When these repair systems begin to slow, oxidative stress accumulates, circulation becomes less efficient and tissues such as the eyes, brain and blood vessels become increasingly susceptible to age-related decline.

 

Chinese physicians recognised this process long before the biology of ageing was understood. Rather than viewing ageing as a disease to be cured, they sought to preserve the body's capacity for renewal, believing that vitality depended on continually replenishing the systems responsible for repair and resilience.

 

Qi Ju Di Huang Tang reflects this philosophy. Some herbs provide long-term nutritional support for tissues under continual metabolic demand, while others protect the eyes, nervous system and circulation from oxidative injury. Several help regulate inflammation and maintain healthy metabolism, creating an internal environment in which normal repair processes can continue throughout later life.

 

Modern research suggests the formula may reduce oxidative stress, protect retinal and neuronal tissues, improve microvascular circulation, regulate inflammatory cytokines and support mitochondrial function. These complementary actions closely mirror current understanding of healthy ageing, making Qi Ju Di Huang Tang a thoughtful example of how classical Chinese medicine and modern geroscience often arrive at remarkably similar conclusions through different paths.

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Understanding the Progression

Healthy ageing rarely changes overnight.

 

It develops gradually.

Water of Life (Liu Wei Di Huang Tang)

Maintains the body's foundational reserves.

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Graceful Ageing (Qi Ju Di Huang Tang)

Ageing begins affecting vision, memory and neurological resilience.

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Menopause (Zhi Bai Di Huang Tang)

Heat and dryness become increasingly prominent.

OR

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Warm the Cockles (Fu Gui Ba Wei Tang)

Coldness and declining metabolic activity become dominant.

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Restore the Blood (Shi Quan Da Bu Tang)

Where illness, surgery or cancer treatment has depleted both Qi and Blood, deeper constitutional rebuilding may be required.

 

For Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners

 

Classical Pattern

Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency affecting the eyes

Typical presentation:

• blurred vision

• dry eyes

• floaters

• dizziness

• tinnitus

• sore lower back

• weak knees

• red tongue with scanty coat

• thready rapid pulse

 

Formula Strategy

Qi Ju Di Huang Tang:

• Nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin.

• Benefits the eyes.

• Preserves Essence.

• Clears deficient Heat.

• Supports healthy ageing.

 

Clinical Differentiation

Differentiate from:

• Liu Wei Di Huang Tang — constitutional Yin deficiency without prominent eye symptoms.

• Zhi Bai Di Huang Tang — deficiency Heat predominates.

• Fu Gui Ba Wei Tang — Yang deficiency predominates.

• Shi Quan Da Bu Tang — combined Qi and Blood deficiency.

 

For Medical Doctors

 

Proposed Biomedical Actions

Current evidence suggests the constituent herbs may influence:

• retinal protection

• cerebral microcirculation

• mitochondrial function

• oxidative stress

• neuroinflammation

• immune regulation

• vascular ageing

These actions are consistent with its traditional use in healthy ageing and preservation of visual function.

 

Potential Herb–Drug Considerations

Clinical monitoring is advisable in patients taking:

• anticoagulants or antiplatelet medications

• antihypertensive medications

• antidiabetic medications

• immunosuppressive agents

 

Progressive vision loss, sudden visual disturbance, acute neurological symptoms or suspected retinal disease require prompt ophthalmological or neurological assessment. Qi Ju Di Huang Tang is intended as supportive care and should not delay appropriate medical investigation.

 

Helping You Age Gracefully

Ageing is inevitable.

Losing vitality doesn't have to be.

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The healthiest years of life are not necessarily the youngest—they are the years in which the body continues to repair, adapt and thrive.

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That is why we call this formula "Graceful Ageing."

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It supports the systems that allow us to continue seeing clearly, thinking clearly and living fully as the years go by.

 

Key Takeaways

• Qi Ju Di Huang Tang (Graceful Ageing) is a classical Chinese herbal formula designed to support healthy ageing, particularly where vision and neurological resilience begin to decline.

• It builds upon Liu Wei Di Huang Tang by adding Goji Berry and Chrysanthemum, specifically enhancing support for eye health and healthy ageing.

• Within the Chiron Healthy Ageing Network, it represents the stage where constitutional support evolves into preserving function, helping people maintain vitality rather than simply treating disease.

• It complements Water of Life, Menopause, Warm the Cockles and Restore the Blood, allowing treatment to follow the natural progression of ageing rather than reacting only after significant decline has occurred.

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Clinical Insights

 

Healthy Ageing

Graceful Ageing is one of the premier formulas for people wishing to maintain vision, cognitive function and resilience as they grow older.

 

Age-Related Vision Changes

When declining vision, dry eyes or eye fatigue become prominent, Graceful Ageing builds upon the constitutional support provided by Water of Life (Liu Wei Di Huang Tang) through the addition of Goji Berry and Chrysanthemum.

 

Menopausal Ageing

Where healthy ageing is accompanied by night sweats, hot flushes and significant dryness, practitioners often transition towards:

• Zhi Bai Di Huang Tang (Menopause)

to address the increasing deficiency Heat.

 

Cold Ageing

If advancing age is characterised by cold intolerance, poor circulation and fatigue rather than dryness, practitioners may instead prescribe:

• Fu Gui Ba Wei Tang (Warm the Cockles)

reflecting a shift from Yin deficiency towards Yang deficiency.

 

Recovery Following Serious Illness

Where ageing has been accelerated by chronic illness, surgery or cancer therapy, practitioners often combine:

• Shi Quan Da Bu Tang (Restore the Blood)

to rebuild constitutional strength while continuing long-term healthy ageing support.