[Preparation method and dosage]
Ephedra (Herba Ephedrae)
de-noded 18gm (6 liǎng) Gypsum (Gypsum Fibrosum)
crushed 30gm (as big as an egg) [Efficacy]
Inducing sweating to releasing exterior, and clearing away heat.
[Indications]
external exterior contraction cold exterior excess and heat syndrome/pattern. fever aversion to cold, Hanre both severe, body pain, no sweating and dysphoria, white and thin coating, floating and tight pulse.
[Prescription]
This recipe is Ephedra Decoction plus Gypsum, Fresh Ginger Rhizome, Chinese Date, and greater yang cold damage syndrome/pattern and internal heat syndrome/pattern of dysphoria. FANG ZhongEphedra Decoction reuses Ephedra and adds Fresh Ginger Rhizome, releasing exterior with pungent-warm to dispel the evil of exterior excess;Gypsum is pungent and cold to clear interior heat; Chinese Date is neutral and neutralizes the source of sweat. For releasing both the internal and external. The name of the prescription is Dyers Woad, which means that after taking the medicine, the sweating will eliminate evil spirits, just like a rising dragon and rain falling, so it is named after the medicine.
[Key points of syndrome differentiation]
- fever aversion to cold.
- No sweating without dysphoria.
- tongue coating is white and thin.
- The pulse is floating and tight.
[Addition and subtraction]
- headache: add Sichuan Lovage Rhizome, Dahurian Angelica.
- thirst: add smallpox.
- Sore throat: Add Bamboo Leaf, Reed Rhizome, common andrographis herb, Belamcanda Rhizome > , Platycodon Root.
- cough: add Mulberry Leaf, Platycodon Root, Coltsfoot Flower.
[Attention to taboos]
If profuse sweating occurs after taking it, it should not be taken again.
[Modern application]
This prescription induces sweating, reduces fever, is antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, and enhances the ventilation function of the lungs. Used for common cold, influenza, pneumonia, bronchitis, measles, rubella, urticaria measles, acute nephritis, conjunctivitis, arthritis, erysipelas, itchy skin, encephalitis, etc.