Commonly Used Chinese Herb Formulas with Illustrations - Ma Huang and Apricot Seed Combination (Ma Xing Gan Shi Tang)


 

1118 麻杏甘石湯 (Ma Xing Gan Shi Tang)

 

Ma Huang & Apricot Seed Combination

 

Ephedra, Apricot Kernel, Licorice, and Gypsum Decoction

 


 

Formulation

Chinese Name

Pharmaceutical Name

Pin Yin Name

English Name

石膏

Gypsum Fibrosum

Shi Gao

Gypsum

麻黃

Herba Ephedrae

Ma Huang

Ephedra

杏仁

Semen Armeniacae amarum

Xing Ren

Apricot Seed

炙甘草

Radix Glycyrrhizae praeparata cum melle

Zhi Gan Cao

Baked Licorice

 

Classic Literature Reference

Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Febrile Diseases, 206).

Compiler: Zhang, Zhong-jingo

 

Indications

Traditional: Stagnant heat in the Lungs caused by either wind-cold or wind-heat marked by persistent fever; cough; rapid breathing; wheezing; nose pain; thirst, with or without perspiration; a thin, white or thin, yellow tongue coating; and a slippery and rapid pulse.

Modern: Common cold, pneumonia, acute bronchitis, bronchial asthma, sinusitis, pertussis, and urticaria.

 

Pattern of Stagnant Heat in the Lungs

 

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