Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang
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Other Names : Ephedra, Apricot Kernel, Gypsum and Licorice Decoction, 麻杏石甘湯, Ma Huang and Apricot Seed Combination, Decoction of Ephedra, Armeniacae, Gypsum and Licorice, Ma Xing Gan Shi Tang, Ma Huang Xing Ren Shi Gao Gan Cao Tang
Actions
- Disperses Wind-Heat
- Stops Asthma
- Clears the Lungs
- Descends Qi
Health Benefits and Uses of Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang
- Bronchial asthma
- Cough
- Fever
- Common cold
- Pertussis
- Bronchiectasis
- Diphtheria
- Upper respiratory tract infection
- Pneumonia
- Influenza
- Acute or chronic bronchitis
- Keratitis
- Asthma
- Acute pharyngitis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Headache
- Acute tonsillitis
- Vertigo
- COPD
- Bronchitis
- Lung cancer
- Spontaneous perspiration
- Hemoptysis
- Sore throat
- Lobar pneumonia
- Hemorrhoids
- Cardiac asthma
- Bronchial pneumonia
- Pneumonitis from measles
- Chicken pox
- Measles with pneumonia
- Infantile pneumonia
- Conjunctivitis
- Acute tracheitis
- Nasosinusitis
- Cough
- Migraine
- Acute laryngitis
- Dizziness
- Nasal obstruction
- Tracheitis
- Chest pain
- Constipation
- Asthmatic bronchitis
- Facial edema
- Osteoarthritis
- Dyspnea
Ingredients
- Ma Huang : Hb. Ephedrae : 4-12g Strong diaphoretic, ventilates Lung Qi and stops wheezing.
- Xing Ren : Sm. Armeniacae : 1-18g Disperses Lung Qi, stops cough and wheezing and resolves Phlegm.
- Shi Gao : Gypsum Fibrosum : 10-48g Clears Lung Heat, nourishes the Body Fluids and stops thirst.
- With Ma Huang, for cough from Heat Obstructing the Lungs with wheezing, flaring of the nostrils and fever and Wind-edema.
- With Ma Huang, Xing Ren and Zhi Gan Cao, for Lung Heat with cough and asthma.
- Zhi Gan Cao : Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata : 1-6g Harmonizes, tonifies Qi, moistens the Lungs, clears Heat, detoxifies, resolves Phlegm and stops cough.
