Xing+Ren+and+Ma+Huang+Herbal+Combination

Acrid, slightly bitter LU, UB || Slightly Warm, Slightly Toxic Bitter LU, LI ||
 * ===Ma Huang=== || ===Xing Ren=== ||
 * Warm
 * Functions: promotes sweats and relieve exterior, relieve asthma, promote urination
 * wheezing, sweating, promotes urination**

Ind: 1. **ext. syndrome due to wind-cold**, such as fever, avaersion to cold, headache, body ache, nasal congestion, no sweating, superficial& tight pulse 2. **Cough or asthma** caused by obstruction of qi in the lung due to invasion of wind-cold 3. Edema w/ ext. syndrome || Functions: Stop cough & ease difficult breathing; moisten the Large Intestine & promote bowel movement

Indications: 1. Cough w/ wheezing due to Lung Qi not descending 2. Constipation due to dryness in the Large Intestine ||
 * 1.5-10g. || 3-10g. ||

Properties when Combined:
One diffuses; the other downbears One Opens; the other drains When combined they compliment & mutually assist each other. Together they rectify the Lung Qi, Stops cough, and calms asthma

Major Indications of Combination:
1) Wind-cold pattern 2) Cough & asthma due to wind-cold 3) Cough & asthma due to Lung heat

Formulas in which this Combination is Used:
Ma Huang Tang (1) San Ao Tang (2) Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang (3)

These are used primarily for **wheezing** because of severe Qi stagnation in the LU but does not address phlegm at all. so ban xia should be used also for the phlegm Ma Huang brings the pathogen out the exterior person may have Lung problem, LI problem, or urination problem if the exterior cannot be released Gui Zhi may be used 10-15g. of Ma Huang can be used 15-24g. of Xing Ren can be used