三拗汤

The Prescription of 三拗汤

Source

The book Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang

Ingredients

• Ma Huang 30g,
• Xing Ren 30 g,
• Gan Cao 30 g.

Explanation

Ma Huang: The principal drug, being pungent and bitter in flavor and warm in nature, relieving superficies syndrome by means of diaphoresis, facilitating the flow of the lung-Qi to stop asthma.

Xing Ren: Promoting the flow of the lung-Qi, relieve cough and resolve phlegm.

Gan Cao: Clear heat and remove toxicity, aiding Ma Huang and Xing Ren in eliminating phlegm.

The Effect of 三拗汤

Effect

Diffuse the lung qi, relieve exterior syndrome, relieve cough and asthma.

Indications

Cold due to wind-pathogen, nasal obstruction, cough with choking sensation in chest.

Administrations

Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.