This product is the roots and rhizomes of Ephedra (Ephedra sinca stapf) or Ephedra (Ephedra intermedia Schrenk et C.A.Mey.), a perennial herbaceous shrub of the Ephedra family. Mainly produced in Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Sichuan and other places. the Beginning of Autumn (13th solar term). Cut off the fibrous roots, dry and cut into sections. For raw use. The ones with brownish-red surface, light yellow cross-section xylem and dry ones are better.

[Property]

sweet, neutral. act on lung channel.

[Efficacy]

Astringent and antiperspirant. This product is sweet and flat, mainly enters the lung meridian, can travel all over the body to strengthen the muscles and joints, and is a special medicine for astringing and stopping sweating.

Treatment of influenza, enterovirus, and various viral colds, Chinese medicine is more refined, non-toxic, and effective than Western medicine

1. For spontaneous sweating, night sweat. This product is sweet and flat, specializing in consolidating the lungs, consolidating exterior and stopping sweating. To treat qi deficiency spontaneous sweating, the combination of medicinals Astragalus Root, White Atractylodes Rhizome, etc. is often used to replenish qi and consolidating exterior antiperspirant; to treat yin deficiency night sweat, often combination of medicinals Unprocessed Rehmannia Root Huang, oyster shell, etc., to enhance the effect of nourishing yin and suppressing sweat; to treat postpartum deficiency of Qi and blood and persistent sweating, with Chinese Angelica, Astragalus Root and other tonifying and replenishing qi and blood medicines, such as Ephedra Root Powder.
2. In addition, this product can also be used as an antiperspirant when used externally. To treat sweating due to constipation, grind oyster shell together and apply externally on the body; to treat foot sweat, mix oyster shell and grind it together for external use. .

[Documentation]

1. materia medica literature Bencao Jing Jizhu: "Antiperspirant, Xia Yue miscellaneous powder is used."
2. Yaoxing Lun: "Ephedra Root, Festival "Anti-perspirant."
3. Bencaozheng Yi: "Ephedra produces sweat, while the root section specializes in anti-perspirant."

[Usage and Dosage]

Decoct and take, 3~10g. For external use, apply an appropriate amount and grind it into powder to make face powder.

[Precaution]

Avoid use by those with exterior pathogens.

[Modern Pharmacology]

This product contains a variety of alkaloids, the main components of which are Ephedra Root, Ephedra Root Bases A, B, C, D and Ferula Acyl Histamine. It also contains biflavonoids such as Ephedra nin A, B, C, D and Ephedra phenol.

1. Ephedra Root is known to increase blood pressure.
2. Ephedra Root Bases A and B have blood pressure lowering effects.
3. Ephedra Root extract can weaken the contraction of isolated frog hearts.
4. It has dilation effect on peripheral blood vessels.
5. It has a contractile effect on intestinal and uterus smooth muscles.