Ma Huang (Mi Zhi)
Herba Ephedrae (cum melle tost.)蜜炙麻黄
- Nature
- Warm
- Flavours
- Acrid/Pungent, Bitter, Sweet
- Meridians
- Bladder, Lung
- Class
- Acid-Warm Exterior-Releasing Medicinals (Xin Wen Jie Biao Yao)
- Dosage
- 3–10 g
Actions / Functions
- Ma Huang (Mi Zhi): this preparation guides Ma Huang mainly to the Lung Channel to treat cough and dyspnea
- Favors the Lung’s diffusion function
- Stops cough
- Calms dyspnea