Ma Huang Tang is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine formula, which has the effects of relieving asthma, stopping cough, and inducing sweating. It is mainly used to treat superficial cold syndrome and has good therapeutic effects on rheumatic pain. Now let's understand the efficacy and functions of Ma Huang Tang together!
[What is Ma Huang Tang?]
Ma Huang Tang is a diaphoretic formula composed of Ma Huang (Ephedra), Xing Ren (Apricot Kernel), Gan Cao (Licorice), and Gui Zhi (Cinnamon Twig). It is mainly used to induce sweating, relieve asthma, and stop coughing, and is used for superficial cold syndrome.
It is mainly used to treat symptoms of exterior wind-cold syndrome, such as aversion to cold, fever, headache, no sweating but wheezing, thin white tongue coating, tight and floating pulse, etc;
It is also used to treat respiratory infections such as epidemic influenza, acute bronchitis, and bronchial asthma, which belong to the syndrome of wind-cold exterior excess, and can be treated with Ma Huang Tang.
However, when there are clinical symptoms of excessive sweating or physical weakness, the use of Ma Huang Tang should be avoided to prevent excessive sweating and the occurrence of conditions such as physical collapse.
For patients with arthritis and joint pain, as long as they meet the criteria of exterior cold syndrome and pain without sweating, Ma Huang Tang can also be used for treatment;
If the patient has sweating, pain, and fever, it is no longer an exterior cold syndrome, and Ma Huang Tang is generally not suitable, otherwise it will make the patient weaker.
[Formula and Usage of Ma Huang Tang]
1. Add Qiang Huo 12g, Bai Zhi 10g, 2 inches of scallion white, and 10g of fresh ginger to treat wind-cold colds. It is necessary to control the dosage of Ma Huang in the formula below 10g to avoid excessive sweating and harm yang.
2. Add Xi Xin 5g, Gan Jiang 8g, Su Zi 12g, Wu Wei Zi 8g, and Di Long 15g to treat wind-cold closure of the lungs and bronchial asthma.
3. Add Ban Xia 12g, Ting Li Zi 10g, Bai Jie Zi 9g, and Su Zi 12g to treat phlegm and fluid obstructing the lungs, with excellent results.
4. Add Du Huo 12g, Sang Ji Sheng 18g, Huai Niu Xi 12g, Di Feng 10g, Qin Jiao 12g, and Mu Gua 15g to dispel wind and relieve pain, and treat sciatica.
5. Add She Gan 12g, Di Long 15g, Dong Hua 12g, Xi Xin 4g, and Su Zi 10g to warm the lungs and relieve asthma, and treat viral pneumonia with cold-dampness closure of the lungs.
6. Add Xin Yi 10g, Bai Zhi 12g, Xi Xin 4g, Cang Er Zi 15g, and Chuan Xiong 10g to treat rhinitis.
