The liver is an important blood-storing organ in the body. The liver is also very susceptible to wind-heat. Just like people have liver-fire, cats will also develop liver-heat and liver-wind. Abnormalities in the liver will appear in the eyes. If a cat develops liver-fire, If the eyes are red, swollen, painful, tearful, or have decreased vision, it may be a liver problem. There are also many liver-calming drugs in traditional Chinese medicine, which are also suitable for cats.

Liver wind can cause cloudy eyes in cats, such as cataracts in cats. Cataracts refer to abnormal opacity of the lens or cloudy changes in the tissue, preventing light from reaching the retina. Cataracts can occur in one eye or both eyes at the same time, and many cases can lead to blindness. In some cases it may occur very quickly. Cataracts can appear in many ways, from small dots to ice cubes, clouds, pearly lustre, or white vapor. Cataracts may develop from a small spot to the entire lens. This development process is difficult to predict. Some are very fast and some are very slow.

Liver wind not only causes abnormalities in the eyes, but internal movement of liver wind can also cause twitching of the limbs, opisthotonus, and even sudden collapse. Generally speaking, there are two types of liver-calming medicines, one is liver-calming medicines and improves eyesight, and the other is liver-calming medicines and wind-calming medicines. ​​​​​​

1. Medicines for calming the liver and improving eyesight

The medicine for calming the liver and improving eyesight has the effect of clearing liver fire and improving vision. It is suitable for cats with red, swollen and painful eyes caused by strong liver fire.

1. Shi Jueming

Stone cassia is the shell of abalone, such as nine-hole abalone or panda abalone. The shells of Panda abalone contain more than 90% calcium carbonate, about 3.67% organic matter, and still contain a small amount of magnesium, iron, silicate, sulfate, phosphate, chloride and a very small amount of iodine; after calcination, the carbonate decomposes to produce Calcium oxide and organic matter are destroyed and are distributed in Liaoning, Shandong and Lianyungang, Jiangsu. It is the improved species with the largest individual size and the largest yield among the genus Abalone in my country. Now it is not only adapted to coastal breeding in northern my country, but has also been successfully cultured south to the coastal areas of Fujian.

Jue Ming is a sympathomimetic drug that can treat visual impairment and cataracts in cats. It is a commonly used drug in ophthalmology to improve eyesight. Jua Ming is good at calming the liver and subduing yang, and is suitable for cats with red and swollen eyes caused by liver and kidney yin deficiency. It is often used together with Prunella vulgaris, chrysanthemum, and Uncaria to treat shyness and tearing in cats. It is often used together with Buddleia japonica and Cicada slough. .

　2. Cassia seed

This product is the dried and mature seeds of the leguminous plant Cassia or Cassia minor. Slightly prismatic or short cylindrical, with both ends parallel and inclined, 3 to 7 mm long and 2 to 4 mm wide. The surface is green-brown or dark brown, smooth and shiny. One end is relatively flat, and the other end is obliquely pointed. There is a protruding ridge on the dorsal and ventral surfaces, and there is an obliquely symmetrical and lighter linear depression on both sides of the ridge. It is hard and not easily broken. The seed coat is thin and the cotyledons are yellow, bent and overlapping in an "S" shape. The smell is slight and the taste is slightly bitter. Harvest mature fruits in autumn, dry them in the sun, lay the seeds, and remove impurities.

Cassia seeds can be combined with other herbal teas to achieve the effects of clearing away heat and calming the liver, lowering fat and blood pressure, laxative, and improving eyesight. Secondly, the water extract, ferment-water extract, and alcohol extract of Cassia seeds are good for Anesthetized dogs, cats, rabbits, etc. all have antihypertensive effects. Cassia seeds, when combined with gentian, prunella vulgaris, chrysanthemum, and skullcap, have the effect of clearing the liver and improving eyesight. Used alone or in combination with honey, it can treat constipation in cats and has the effect of moisturizing the intestines and laxatives.

3. Gujingcao

The inflorescence of Oryza sativa is a hemispherical flower head with a diameter of 4 to 5 mm. The bracts are arranged closely in layers at the bottom. The bracts are light yellow-green and shiny, and the upper edge is densely covered with short white hairs. The top of the inflorescence is gray-white. When the inflorescence is crushed, many black anthers and small yellow-green immature fruits can be seen. The flower stems are slender, varying in length, less than 1mm in diameter, light yellow-green, with several twisted ridges. Soft quality. Odorless, light taste.

The herb can dispel wind-heat, improve eyesight, and remove nebula. It is used for cats with red eyes caused by wind-heat, or tears in the wind. It can be used with chrysanthemum, mulberry leaves, saposhnikovia, Radix Rehmanniae, red peony root, horsetail and cassia seeds.

2. Medicine for calming the liver and relieving wind

The medicine for calming the liver and calming the wind can subtly lower liver yang and stop liver wind. It is suitable for cats with various symptoms of hyperactivity of liver yang, internal movement of liver wind, as well as epilepsy and convulsions.

　1. Gastrodia elata

Gastrodia elata is the dried tuber of the orchid plant Gastrodia elata. The ones excavated between April and May in spring are called "spring hemp"; the ones excavated between September and October before the beginning of winter are called "winter hemp" and are of better quality. After digging it up, wash off the soil while it is fresh, soak it in clean water or alum water, scrape off the outer skin, boil or steam the heart thoroughly, slice it, spread it out and dry it.

Gastrodia elata has the function of inhibiting epileptic seizures and analgesic effects. It is suitable for convulsions and spasms caused by internal movement of liver wind. It can be combined with Uncaria, whole scorpion, white peony root, etc. if used for cats caused by tetanus. For limb ankylosis, it can be used together with Aracenia, Bosphorus, and Scorpio. For the treatment of rheumatism in cats, it can be used with Qinjiri, Achyranthes bidentata, Duhuo, and Eucommia ulmoides.

　2. Quan Scorpion

The whole scorpion is the dried body of the East Asian scorpion, a member of the family Scorpionidae. Catch them from late spring to early autumn, remove the sediment, put them in boiling water or boiling salt water, cook until the whole body is stiff, take them out, put them in a ventilated place, and dry them in the shade. The back is greenish-brown, and the back abdomen is brownish-yellow. It has 6 segments with longitudinal grooves on each segment. There is a sharp hook-shaped stinger on the distal segment, and there is no distance below the stinger. The smell is slightly fishy and salty.

The whole scorpion has an stimulating effect on the heart, blood vessels, small intestine, bladder, skeletal muscles, etc., and has significant sedative and anticonvulsant effects. It is used to treat convulsions. It is compatible with centipede, uncaria and zombie silkworms and can treat sores on cats. It is also effective for redness and swelling of carbuncles. Gardenia and yellow wax can be added to the affected area.

　3. Earth Dragon

Earthworm is the dried body of Trichoderma ginseng, Trichoderma vulgaris, Trichoderma willis or Trichocereus ctenophora. The former kind is called "Guangdilong".The latter three practices are called "Shanghai Dilong". The Guang Dilong is caught from spring to autumn, and the Hu Dilong is caught in the summer. The abdomen is cut open in time, the internal organs and sediment are removed, washed, sun-dried or low-temperature dried.

Dilong has the effects of lowering blood pressure, antipyretic, sedative, and anti-convulsant. It is suitable for cats with internal heat, mania, convulsions and spasms. It can be combined with Scorpion, Uncaria and Bombyx. Lung heat can also cause asthma in cats, and Rehmannia glutinosa has the effect of relieving asthma and diuresis, and can be used together with ephedra and almonds to treat this.

There are also some precautions when using the above drugs. For example, whole scorpions contain scorpion toxins, which have hemolytic effects. Excessive dosage will poison cats, so 1 to 3 grams is generally appropriate. When using cassia seeds, it should not be used if the cat has diarrhea (details are introduced).