Ephedra - A medicine to treat asthma

Ephedra has the scientific name Herba Ephedrae, is the dried above-ground part of many types of ephedra:...

Ephedra, scientifically known as Herba Ephedrae, is the dried above-ground part of many types of ephedra: Ephedra herb, Ephedra horsetail, Ephedra middle. The stem and leaves of the Ephedra plant are used as a medicine to treat asthma and colds. Ephedra root is used as an astringent.

Ephedra.

According to Oriental medicine, ephedra has a spicy taste, warm properties, and is used in the lung and bladder meridians. The drug has the effect of inducing perspiration, relieving symptoms, relieving asthma and cough, promoting urination, and warming and dispelling cold. To treat coughs and asthma in upper respiratory tract infections, bronchitis, bronchial asthma, whooping cough, etc., one of the following prescriptions can be chosen:

“Tam Ao thang” recipe for cough and asthma: 6g ephedra, 10g almonds, 3g licorice. Boil and drink 1 dose per day.

Recipe “Ma Hanh Thach Cam Thang Gia Vi”: 8g ephedra, 8g almonds, 8g licorice, 8g fritillaria, 20g gypsum, 12g Platycodon grandiflorum, 12g Scutellaria baicalensis. Boil and drink 1 dose per day.

“Xiao Qinglong Tang” recipe: 8g ephedra, 12g white peony, 8g cinnamon, 8g ginger, 6g processed pinellia, 8g licorice, 6g asarum, 6g schisandra. Boil and drink 1 dose per day.

Note: Do not use for symptoms of excessive sweating, lung deficiency with high fever.

Use with caution in patients with hypertension.

According to Health and Life