[Preparation method and dosage]
Ephedra (Herba Ephedrae)
18gm (6 liǎng) Gypsum (Gypsum Fibrosum)
24gm (half jīn) the above ingredients: Boil ephedra with 1.2 shēng (6 shēng) of water, remove scum, add all the medicines, decoted to 600 ml (3 shēng), administer in 3 warm doses. If the wind is bad, add a monkshood prepared; for Feng Shui, add 12g (4 liǎng).
[Efficacy]
ventilating lung: releasing heat, dispersing water and reducing swelling.
[Indications]
Wind edema aversion to wind, all over the body is swollen, spontaneous sweating, no thirst, no severe fever, floating pulse.
[Modern application]
Sweating, antipyretic, anti-allergic, diuretic, and swelling-reducing. Mainly used for patients with acute glomerulonephritis, generalized edema, fever, sweating, and floating pulse.
