Ephedra Decoction plus Atractylodes

金匱要略

-- For a dampness patient with generalized vexing pain, it is appropriate to give Mahuang Jia Zhu Tang to induce sweating; one should carefully avoid attacking it with fire. (Jin Gui Yao Lue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet))

Ephedra 3 liang (remove nodes), Cinnamon Twig 2 liang (remove bark), Licorice 1 liang (honey-fried), Apricot Kernel 70 pieces (remove skin and tips), Bai Zhu 4 liang. For the five ingredients above, use 9 sheng of water; first boil Ephedra, reduce by 2 sheng, remove the upper foam, add all other medicinals, boil to obtain 2.5 sheng, remove the dregs, take 8 ge warm, and cover to obtain a slight sweat. (Jin Gui Yao Lue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet))

For the five ingredients above, use 9 sheng of water; first boil Ephedra, reduce by 2 sheng, remove the upper foam, add all other medicinals, boil to obtain 2.5 sheng, remove the dregs, take 8 ge warm, and cover to obtain a slight sweat.

湯劑

Release the exterior by inducing sweat, dissipate cold and eliminate dampness.

Wind-cold with dampness impediment pattern. Aversion to cold and fever, generalized vexing pain, absence of sweating and no thirst, white greasy tongue coating, floating tight pulse.

1. If Ephedra is used at 15 g or more, it should be decocted for a long time, at least two hours. 2. Prescriptions containing Ephedra should not be taken after 8 p.m.; otherwise, it easily causes insomnia. If insomnia still occurs after doing so, change to taking it after breakfast and lunch. 3. Those who are thin and weak, those who are frail and frequently ill, and those who are thin, pale, and sweat easily should all use it with caution.