[Preparation method and dosage]
Ephedra (Herba Ephedrae)
9gm (3 liǎng) Asarum (Herba Asari)
9gm (3 liǎng) Pineilia (Rhizoma Pinelliae)
9gm (half shēng) Gypsum (Gypsum Fibrosum)
6gm (2 liǎng) the above 9 ingredients, use 2 liters of water (1 dǒu), boil the ephedra remove scum first, add all the medicines, decoted to 600 ml (3 shēng), strong one takes 200 ml (1 shēng), weak one reduces it, administer 3 times a day. For children: 80 ml (4 hé).
[Efficacy]
releasing the external and resolving retained fluid, relieving cough and asthma.
[Indications]
Lung distension, water vapor under the heart, cough and abnormal rising of qi, dysphoria and shortness of breath, floating pulse.
[Modern application]
Modern medicine believes that this prescription reduces inflammation, eliminates phlegm, enhances the ventilation function of the lungs, and relieves spasm of tracheal smooth muscle. It is mainly used for patients with spastic bronchitis, acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, and senile lung swollen with thin and white phlegm, cough, chest fullness, dysphoria, white coating, and slippery pulse.