Ma+Huang+Tang+(Ephedra+Decoction)

Ma Huang Tang (Ephedra Decoction)
 * Category:** Release exterior cold
 * Ingredients:** Ma Huang (9g.), Gui Zhi (6g.), Xing Ren 70 pieces (9-12g.), Zhi Gan Cao (3g.)
 * Preparation:** Decoct w/ water
 * Function:** Releases exterior cold and arrests wheezing
 * Indications:** Fever w/ chills (chills predominant) without sweating, headache, generalized body aches, wheezing, thin white tongue coat, floating tight pulse

**Analysis:**
//Chief:// Ma Huang: warm and acrid -Release the exterior (wei phase) through diaphoresis -Disseminates the Lung Qi and treats wheezing //Deputy:// Gui Zhi -Helps Ma Huang to release the exterior (esp. the Ying phase) -Warms and facilitates the flow in the channels to stop pain //Assistant:// Xing Ren -Descends the Lung Qi, helps Ma Huang arrest wheezing and expel the pathologic influence //Envoy:// Zhi Gan Cao -Harmonizes the actions of the other herbs and moderates the diaphoretic action of Ma Huang


 * Clinical Applications:** Upper respiratory tract infection, influenza, acute bronchitis, bronchial asthma, lobar pneumonia, and acute glomerulonephritis
 * Contraindications:** Wind-heat, debility, copious urination; proneness to bleeding; with caution in hypertension

Exterior cold w/ interior heat: + Shi Gao, Zhi Mu, Huang Qin Concurrent Qi and Blood deficiency: + Huang Qi, Ren Shen, Dang Gui, Shi Di Huang Concurrent Yang deficiency: Sore throat: reduce Gui Zhi to 3g.; + Tian Hua Fen, She Gan Wheezing: + Su Zi, Sang Bai Pi, Fu Ling, Chen Pi Childhood psoriasis:
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