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| Health Benefits |
| For: Fever • Chills but no sweating • Headache • Wheezing • Overall body ache |
| Atributes: |
| Constituents: |
| Category: Release Exterior ⌕ |
| Subcategory: Wind Cold Source: Shang Han Lun |
| Actions: Releases exterior cold • Stops wheezing • Induce sweating |
| Diagnosis |
| Tongue: White Pulse: Floating, tight Other: |
| Patterns: Tai Yang Cold Attack • Exterior Wind Cold Excess |
| Indications: No sweating, aversion to cold, headache, body ache, wheezing |
| Contraindications: Hypertension, frequent urination, exterior deficiency, blood deficiency, yang deficiency • Use only when needed, do not overuse |
| Description |
| Name Variations: Ma Huang Tang, 麻黄汤, Ephedra Decoction, |
| Herb List: Ma Huang(K) • Gui Zhi(M) • Xing Ren(A) • Zhi Gan Cao(E) |
| Commentary: |
| Related Formulas: Da Qing Long Tang • Hua Gai San • San Ao Tang |
| Herbs |
Cat/Dosage |
Actions |
Attributes |
| Ma Huang • Ephedra • 麻黄♠ |
Release Exterior Wind Cold
9g |
Release exterior • Dispel cold • Induce sweating • Increase urination • Control cough • Ease wind damp Bi painTossing with honey lowers the dispersing effects |
antiviral, diaphoretic, diuretic, bronchodilator, hypertensive, stimulant, anti-inflammatory, CNS stimulant, anti-fungal, analgesic, anti-influenza, anti-metastic |
| Gui Zhi • Cinnamon Twig • 桂枝♥ |
Release Exterior Wind Cold
6g |
Activate yang qi, warm yang, open channels, expel Wind Cold from muscle layer • warm Middle Jiao • regulate Wei Qi • improve circulation • relieve pain • thin mucus • treat chest BiPAIRS with Shao Yao and Fu Ling |
diuretic, anticoagulant, vasodilation, diaphoretic, antipyretic, emmenagogue, antiparasitic, cardiotonic, antibiotic, hypoglycemic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, sedative |
| Xing Ren • Apricot Seeds • 杏仁 ♣ |
Phlegm Cough + Wheezing
9g-12g |
Stops cough • Calm wheezing • Moisten intestines • Unblock bowelUsed to treat cancer |
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| Zhi Gan Cao • Honey Fried Licorice • 炙甘草♦ |
Tonify Qi
3g |
Increase the effectiveness of Gan Cao, particularly with: Tonify middle • Tonify Heart and Spleen Qi • Harmonize other herbs Honey is a cardiotonic. Zhi Gan Cao is different from Gan Cao in that it nourishes the heart. |
Hypoglycemic • Antiarrhythmic • Expectorant • Antidiarrheal • Antiulcer • Hepatoprotective • Antiulcer • Immunostimulant • Antitussive • Antiviral • Detox • Demulcent • Anti-inflammatory • Laxative • Emmenagogue • Antimicrobial • Spasmolytic |
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| Directions: The goal of this formula is to cause sweating. All the ingredients are added to the decoction and cook for about 20 minutes. It should be taken hot to help with sweating, It should be decocted till about 2.5 to 3 cups. The three cups would be taken 3 times a day. Once sweating occurs, stop taking this medicine. |
| Modifications |
For |
| + Huang Qi |
Yang deficiency |
| – gui zhi by half + Tian Hua Fen + She Gan |
Sore throat |
| + Shi Gao |
Exterior cold and interior heat |
| + Si Wu Tang |
Childhood psoriasis |
| + Cang Er Zi + Xin Yi Hua |
Nasal congestion, nasal discharge 31 |
| + Cang Zhu + Yi Yi Ren |
Damp joint pain 31 |
| + Shi Gao + Huang Qin |
Interior heat, thirst, restlessness 31 |
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| Caution |
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ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
Ma Huang: Not for long term use • Hypertension • Diarrhea • Insomnia • Dysuria • Cardiovascular problems • Heart palpitations • Seizures • Heart disease • Kidney disease • Liver disease • Caffeine • Stroke
Gui Zhi: Pregnancy, Liver Wind, hyperactive Yang from Yin xu, Wind Heat, blood heat, heavy menses, measles, open skin sores
Xing Ren: Pregnancy • Infants • Diarrhea • Yin deficiency cough
Zhi Gan Cao: |
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