fibrosum which is very cold.
- Xing Ren restores the descending of Lung-Qi and stops cough.
- Shi Gao clears Heat at the Qi Level. It clears Lung and Stomach Heat.
- Zhi Gan Cao harmonizes and tempers the scattering effect of Ma Huang Herba
Ephedrae.
Variations
- To enhance the antitussive effect of the formula add Sang Bai Pi Cortex Mori albae
radicis, Pi Pa Ye Folium Eriobotryae japonicae and Kuan Dong Hua Flos Tussilaginis
farfarae. - To enhance the Lung-clearing effect add Huang Qin Radix Scutellariae baicalensis.
Patent Remedies
Zhi Sou Ding Chuan Wan
(Stopping Cough and Calming Breathelessness Pill)
Ma Huang Herba Ephedrae
Xing Ren Semen Pruni armeniacae
Shi Gao Gypsum fibrosum
Zhi Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis praeparata
Explanation
This pill has the same ingredients and functions as the prescription Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang
Ephedra-Prunus-Gypsum-Glycyrrhiza Decoction above.
Ma Xing Zhi Ke Pian
(Ephedra-Prunus Cough Tablet)
Ma Huang Herba Ephedrae
Xing Ren Semen Pruni armeniacae
Shi Gao Gypsum fibrosum
Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis
Jie Geng Radix Platycodi grandiflori
Chen Pi Pericarpium Citri reticulatae