ma xing yi gan tang

Ephedra, Apricot Kernel, Coicis and Licorice Decoction

About ma xing yi gan tang

Ma Xing Yi Gan Tang, Ephedra, Apricot Kernel, Coix and Licorice Decoction, is those four herbs. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that release Exterior Cold, and records it as releasing the Exterior, resolving Phlegm and dispelling Wind-Dampness.

Ingredients

HerbAmount
ma huang1.5 g
xing ren3 g
yi yi ren1.5 g
gan cao3 g

Actions and indications

Releases the Exterior

  • Wind-Damp contracted from outside
  • Mild aches through the whole body with slight dislike of wind
  • Fever that gets worse in the afternoon

Dispels Wind-Dampness

  • Dry skin

Resolves Phlegm

  • Long-standing respiratory complaints

Modern uses

  • Rheumatic arthritis
  • Rheumatism
  • Arthritis
  • Arthralgia
  • Painful obstruction
  • Neuralgia
  • Muscle pain
  • Headache
  • Paralysis
  • Hemiplegia
  • Keratosis palmaris
  • Keratosis plantaris
  • Warts
  • Genital warts
  • Calluses
  • Corns
  • Eczema
  • Sudamina
  • Frostbite
  • Dandruff
  • Asthma
  • Edema

Symptoms

Modifications

Names

Pinyinma xing yi gan tang
English NameEphedra, Apricot Kernel, Coicis and Licorice Decoction

Classification

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