ma huang fu zi gan cao tang

Ephedra, Prepared Aconite and Licorice Decoction

About ma huang fu zi gan cao tang

Ma Huang Fu Zi Gan Cao Tang, Ephedra, Prepared Aconite and Licorice Decoction, is those three herbs. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that release an Exterior disorder where the Interior is deficient, and records it as dispersing Wind-Cold while replenishing Yang.

Ingredients

HerbAmount
ma huang6 g
zhi fu zi9 g
gan cao6 g

Actions and indications

Disperses Wind-Cold

  • Wind-Cold on a base of Yang deficiency (Tai Yang and Shao Yin together)
  • Chills and fever with marked dislike of cold
  • Aching body with no sweating

Replenishes Yang

  • Shortness of breath
  • Pulse submerged and small

Promotes urination

  • Oedema, mild or spread through the body
  • Difficult, painful urination

Modern uses

  • Edema
  • Dyspnea
  • Dysuria

Symptoms

Names

Pinyinma huang fu zi gan cao tang
English NameEphedra, Prepared Aconite and Licorice Decoction

Classification

Category
Formulas that Release Exterior Disorders with Interior Deficiency