Ma+Huang+and+Shi+Gao+Herbal+Combination

Acrid, slightly bitter LU, UB || Very Cold acrid & sweet LU, ST ||
 * ===Ma Huang=== || ===Shi Gao=== ||
 * 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: Clear heat and reduce fire from LU & ST, ease restlessness and thirst, promote **tissue regeneration**

Indications: **4 Bigs: High fever, restlessness, thirst, big & forceful pulse** due to extreme heat in the Yanmgming stage or in the Qi level -Cough w/ sticky sputum, fever & difficulty breathing due to heat in the lung -**Toothache, swollen & painful gum**, headache, due to **flair up of ST fire.** -Difficulty healing after breaking out pus in carbuncles, or for eczema when used topically ||
 * 1.5-10g. || **15-60g.crush and decoct first** ||

Properties when Combined:
One is warm; the other is cold One scatters cold; the other clears heat One diffuses; the other downbears when combined they complement & mutually reinforce one another Together, they effectively diffuse the Lungs and calm asthma, disinhibits urination and disperse swelling, clear heat and drain fire

Major Indications of Combination:
1) Wind water or edema w/ fever Fear of wind Edematous face, eyes, and limbs Joint pain, Oliguria and a floating pulse due to external wind

2) Generalized edema w/ abdominal repletion dyspnea and a deep, slow pulse due to Spleen-Kidney Yang vacuity

3) Stone water or stone edema w/ the pelvis swollen and hard as a stone pain and istention in the lateral costal region edema abdominal distention and a deep pulse due to accumulation of Yin cold in the Liver & Kidney

4)Cough Asthma w/ fast breathing sometimes fever and perspiration Thirst A red tongue w/ yellow fur and a slippery, rapid pulse due to Lung heat

Dose: ratio- ma huang:shi gao = 3:1

Formulas in which this Combination is Used:
Yue Bi Tang (1)