Ephedra (de-noded) 2.4 gm, Almonds 14 pieces (soaked, peeled, tips removed, ground), Magnolia Bark (ginger-prepared) 2.4 gm, Tussilago Flowers (de-stemmed), Mulberry Bark (honey-roasted), Perilla Seeds (lightly stir-fried, ground), each 3 gm, Licorice Root (raw, roasted), each 1.2 gm, Scutellaria Baicalensis, Pinellia Ternata (ginger-prepared), each 3.6 gm.

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Decoct the above ingredients in water, remove the dregs. Take seven raw ginkgo nuts, crush them and add to the medicine, strain to remove the dregs, and take it while hot. Lie down without a pillow, cover warmly to induce slight sweating.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Ventilating lung and relieving panting, clearing heat and resolving phlegm.

bubble_chart Indications

Cold-induced pathogenic heat, asthma with phlegm and cough, triggered by exposure to cold.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

This prescription is indicated for the syndrome caused by external cold constraint and internal heat congestion, leading to the failure of the lung to disperse and descend. In the formula, Ephedra ventilates the lung and relieves panting; Skullcap Root and White Mulberry Root-Bark clear and reduce lung heat; Cultivated Purple Perilla Fruit and Bitter Apricot Seed descend qi and resolve phlegm; Magnolia Bark and Pinellia regulate the middle and qi, dry dampness, and resolve phlegm; Coltsfoot Flower moistens the lung and relieves cough; Liquorice Root regulates the middle and relaxes spasms; Ginkgo astringes the lung and relieves dyspnea. The combination of these herbs eliminates internal phlegm-heat, resolves external cold, clears the lung, and naturally stops wheezing.