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Health Benefits |
For: Chills |
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Categories (Click on ⌕ for other formulas in the category) |
Category: Release the Exterior ⌕ Subcategory: Release Exterior Disorders with Interior Deficiency ⌕ Family: Ma Huang Lei Fang] ⌕ Source: Shang Han Lun ⌕ Related Formula: |
Actions |
Release to exterior • Strengthens yang |
Indications and Contraindications |
Appearance: Tongue - Pulse - Face/other - |
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Properties |
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Herbs |
Cat/Dose |
Actions |
Properties |
Ma Huang • Ephedra • 麻黄 ♠ |
Release Exterior Wind Cold
30g |
Release exterior • Dispel cold • Induce sweating • Open pores • Increase urination • Relief edema • Control cough • Control wheezing • Ease wind damp Bi painTossing with honey lowers the dispersing effects |
Antiviral • Diaphoretic • Hypertensive • Stimulant • Diuretc • Anti-inflammatory • Analgesic • Anti-influenza • Anti-metastic |
Fu Zi • Process Aconite Daughter Root • 附子 ♥ |
Warm Interior Expel Cold
1.5g |
Restore devastated yang • Warm channels • Warms interior cold • Relief pain • Strengthen Ming Men fireHerbs from the same plant: Fu Zi • Tian Xiong • Wu Tou • Chuan Wu • Cao Wu • Zhi Chuan Wu • 附子 • 制川乌 • 乌头 • 天雄 • 草烏 |
Anodyne • Analgesic • Anti-inflammatory • Antipyretic • Mild sedative |
Xi Xin ♣ |
3g |
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Directions:
- The goal of this formula is to cause sweating. All the ingredients are added to the decoction and cook for about 20 minutes. It should be taken hot to help with sweating, It should be decocted till about 2.5 to 3 cups. The three cups would be taken 3 times a day. Once sweating occurs, stop taking this medicine.
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Caution |
ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
Ma Huang: Not for long term use • High blood pressure • Diarrhea • Insomnia • Dysuria • Cardiovascular problems • Heart palpitations • Seizures • Heart disease • Kidney disease • Liver disease • Caffeine • Stroke
Fu Zi: Soy sauce • Millet • Pregnancy • False cold, true heat • Incompatible with: Bai Ji, Bai Lian, Ban Xia, Chuan Bei Mu, Gua Lou Pi, Gua Lou Ren, Gua Lou Shi, Tian Hua Fen, Zhe Bei Mu • Cao Wu is antagonized by Xi Jiao
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