[Preparation method and dosage]
Ephedra (Herba Ephedrae)
de-rooted and de-noded 30gm The above ingredients are all coarse. Take 6 gm each time, add 150 gm of water, boil to 90 ml, administer while warm after eating.
[Efficacy]
ventilating lung and resolving phlegm, relieving cough and asthma.
[Indications]
Lungs feel cold evil, cough abnormal rising of qi, chest and diaphragm fullness, spasm of nape and back, nasal congestion, dizzy vision, phlegm, poor qi, gnawing and squeaking, and floating pulse.
[Prescription]
This prescription is suitable for symptoms of wind-cold affecting the lungs, failure of lung circulation and descending, and phlegm Qi blockage. Fangzhong Ephedra Xinwen diffusing the lung and relieving panting, inducing sweating to releasing exterior for the king; Bitter Apricot Seed, cultivated puple perilla fruit descending qi and resolving phlegm to relieve cough and serve as a minister; The root of phlegm is water, so it is supplemented with Dried Tangerine Peel to regulate qi and drying dampness; White Mulberry Root-Bark It purges the lungs and promotes diuresis; Chi Ling eliminates dampness and moves water, causing Qi to move and dispel water, then the phlegm will be eliminated by itself; Zhicao acts as an agent to harmonize various medicines.
[Key points of syndrome differentiation]
- Cough and wheeze.
- Chest and diaphragm are full and full.
- Floating pulse.
[Addition and subtraction]
- For phlegm-dampness: add Pineilia, Magnolia Bark.
- If it is extremely hot: add gypsum and Skullcap Root.
- Sore throat and hoarse voice: Add Belamcanda Rhizome and Platycodon Root.
- Phlegm contains blood: add lalang grass rhizome.
- For those with severe cold: add Dried Ginger and Asarum.
- Nasal congestion Sound severity: Add Saposhnikovia Root, Mentha.
[Attention to taboos]
- Those with exterior deficiency spontaneous sweating and yin-yang deficiency, use with caution.
- Avoid raw, cold, and fatty foods.
[Modern application]
This prescription is antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, dispelling phlegm, relieving cough, relieving bronchial smooth muscle spasm, relieving asthma, and eliminating intestinal gas accumulation. Used for pneumonia, acute bronchitis, bronchial asthma, chronic bronchitis, common cold, cough, whooping cough.