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Source: Jīn Guì Yào Lüè 金匮要略

Ingredients:

• Má huáng (麻黄 Ephedrae Herba, ephedra) 6–9g
• Shēng shí gāo (生石膏 Gypsum Crudum, crude gypsum) 10–15g
• Gān cǎo (甘草 Glycyrrhizae Radix, licorice [root]) 3–6g
• Shēng jiāng (生姜 Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, fresh ginger) 3–6g
• Dà zǎo (大枣 Jujubae Fructus, jujube) 3–5 pieces

Action: Promotes sweating, disinhibits water, and abates swelling.

Indication: Wind water swelling manifesting as presence or absence of heat effusion and of sweating, aversion to wind, thirst, generalized water swelling, and scant urine. Tongue fur: White. Pulse: Floating.

Category: Exterior-resolving formulas / Cool acrid exterior-resolving formulas

Method: Decoct with water.

Similar: Má huáng tāng (麻黄汤 Ephedra Decoction)

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