Nongbenfang She Gan Ma Huang Tang (2154)

Nongbenfang
She Gan Ma Huang Tang (2154)

【Ingredients
Concentrated granules per 10g】

Shegan is one cent and six cents, ephedra is two cents and four cents, aster is one cent and six cents, coltsfoot is one cent and six cents, pinellia is two cents and four cents, asarum is eight cents, schisandra is eight cents, ginger is two cents and four cents, and jujube is Two cents for one penny

【effect】

Xuanfei and phlegm, relieving cough and asthma.

【Indications】

Swelling of the lungs, coughing and shortness of breath, a sound of water in the throat, aversion to cold and fever, and lack of thirst. Foamy phlegm or white phlegm, white and greasy tongue coating, and floating and tight pulse.

【Fang Yi】

This prescription is suitable for asthma and cough caused by cold drink stagnation in the lungs, failure of lung circulation and descending, and ascending lung qi. In the prescription, Shegan relieves phlegm; ephedra relieves the lungs and dissipates cold; aster, coltsfoot, and pinellia help Shegan lower qi and resolve phlegm; ginger and asarum help ephedra dispel cold and transform fluids, but they may dissipate too much; they may harm healthy energy. Therefore, Schisandra chinensis is used to astringe lung qi, and jujube is used to stabilize the lungs. It can harmonize the various medicines, so that the powder can be absorbed and the evil can be removed without damaging the qi. It is a commonly used and effective prescription for cough and asthma due to cold drink.

[Key points of syndrome differentiation]

1.
Wheezing and coughing.

2.
Foamy phlegm.

3.
Not thirsty.

4.
The coating is white and greasy.

5.
Pulse is loose and tight.

[Addition and subtraction]

1.
Very cold: add dried ginger.

2.
For dry mouth with heat symptoms: add gypsum, mulberry bark, and Houttuynia cordata.

3.
Severe wheezing and cough: add Tinglizi.

4.
Food accumulation and poor appetite: add hawthorn, grain sprouts, malt, and divine koji.

【Modern Application】

Bronchial asthma, whooping cough, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, pulmonary edema, and those with cough with thin sputum.