Diaphoretic Prescriptions Composed of Drugs Pungent in Flavor and Warm in Nature
Ma Huang Xing Ren Yi Yi Gan Cao Tang (麻黄杏仁薏苡甘草汤)
Name
The Prescription of 麻黄杏仁薏苡甘草汤
Source
The book Jin Gui Yao Lue
Ingredients
Ma Huang 7 g,Zhi Gan Cao 14 g,Yi Yi Ren 7 g,Xing Ren 3g.Explanation
Ma Huang: The principal drug, being pungent and bitter in flavor and warm in nature, relieving superficies syndrome by means of diaphoresis, facilitating the flow of the lung-Qi to stop asthma.
Xing Ren: Promoting the flow of the lung-Qi, aiding Ma Huang in relieving asthma.
Yi Yi Ren: Removing dampness and subduing swelling.
Gan Cao: Invigorating the spleen and stomach, aiding Yi Yi Ren in removing dampness.
The Effect of 麻黄杏仁薏苡甘草汤
Effect
Relieve exterior syndrome by means of diaphoresis, dispel wind and eliminate dampness.
Indications
Heat syndrome due to dampness pathogen, exterior syndrome due to wind-damp, afternoon fever.
Administrations
Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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