formula | Ephedra Left Meridian Decoction Ma Huang Zuo Jing Tang |
source | Volume 3 of "Treatise on Diseases, Patterns, and Formulas Related to the Unification of the Three Etiologies" |
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bubble_chart Composition Ephedra (de-noded), dried kudzu, asarum, atractylodes (cut, soaked in rice water), poria, stephania root, cinnamon bark (indirect heat), notopterygium root, saposhnikovia root, licorice root (roasted), each in equal parts.
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
Grind into coarse powder. Take 12 grams each time, add 300 ml of water, 3 slices of ginger, and 1 piece of jujube, decoct until reduced to 200 ml, remove dregs, and take before meals.
bubble_chart Indications
Athlete's foot, wind-cold multiple abscess due to summerheat dampness in the foot's taiyang meridian, with spasms and numbness in the hands and feet, difficulty walking, aversion to cold and fever, absence of sweating, or spontaneous sweating and aversion to wind, headache, vertigo, heavy sensation in the waist, and joint pain.