Ma Huang Tang

Class: Formulas for relieving superficial syndromes
Sub-class: relieve exterior with pungent and warm

Indications:

chills, fever, no sweat, aversion to cold, cough/wheeze, asthma, back/head/muscle ache 

tongue: thin white coat 

pulse: floating, tight

ma huang (herba ephedra)	9g	LU, BL; slightly bitter; warm release exterior & disperse cold by inducing sweating; circulate & descend LU Qi to stop wheezing
gui zhi (ramulus cinnamomi)	6g	HE, LU, BL; sweet; warm harmonize wei & ying qi; tonify HE yang; move yang & transform Qi; warm the channels & disperse cold
xing ren (semen armeniacae amarum)	9g	LU, LI; bitter; slightly warm; slightly toxic stop cough & calm wheezing; moisten intestines & unblocks bowels
zhi gan cao (radix et rhizoma glycyrrhizae praeparata cum melle)	3g	HE, LU, SP, ST; sweet; neutral tonify SP & Qi; moisten lungs & stop cough; clear heat & reduce toxicity; relieve spasm & alleviate pain;

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