Ephedra 6 gm (de-noded), Asarum 3 gm, Aconite 3 gm (prepared).

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Take the above 3 ingredients, add 1 liter of water, first boil ephedra, remove the scum, then add the other herbs, decoct until reduced to 300 ml, remove the dregs, and divide into two doses to be administered warm.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Assisting yang and releasing the external.

bubble_chart Indications

Yang deficiency of the body, external contraction of wind-cold, absence of sweating, aversion to cold, fever, lying down due to fatigue, white tongue coating, and a sunken pulse.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

In the formula, Ephedra induces sweating to release the exterior; Aconite Lateral Root warms the meridians and supports yang; Asarum penetrates the exterior and interior, aiding Ephedra in inducing sweating to release the exterior and assisting Aconite Lateral Root in dispersing internal coldness of the pudendum. Therefore, it is suitable for conditions of constitutional yang deficiency compounded by wind-cold invasion.