Diaphoretic Prescriptions Composed of Drugs Pungent in Flavor and Warm in Nature
Shegan Mahuang Tang: Classic TCM Formula
Name
The Prescription of Shegan Mahuang Tang
Source
The book Jin Gui Yao Lue
Ingredients
She Gan 9 g,Ma Huang 9 g,Sheng Jiang 9 g,Xi Xin 3 g,Zi Wan 6 g,Kuan Dong Hua 6 g,Da Zao 3 dates,Ban Xia 9 g,Wu Wei Zi 3 g.Explanation
Ma Huang: Relieving exterior syndrome, dispersing cold pathogen.
She Gan: Clearing lung heat and dispelling phlegm.
Xi Xin: Relieving exterior and dispelling cold, warming lung and relieving cough.
Da Zao: Invigorating the spleen-Qi, relieving the liver depression.
Kuan Dong Hua and Zi Wan: Moistening lung to resolve phlegm and relieving cough.
Ban Xia: Dispersing accumulation of pathogens, letting the adverse flow of the stomach-Qi go downwards.
Wu Wei Zi: Astringing lung and replenishing qi.
Sheng Jiang: Regulating the stomach and descending the adverse flow of Qi.
The Effect of Shegan Mahuang Tang
Effect
Diffuse the lung qi and eliminate phlegm, direct qi downward and relieve cough.
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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