Ephedra herb Ephedra sinica Stapf
Wind-Cold-dispersing medicinesWarm
Source-based · educational reference
Traditional recorded function
Release the exterior by inducing sweat, Diffuse the Lung and calm wheezing, Promote urination and reduce edema
1. Used for exterior excess syndrome due to wind-cold. 2. Used for excess syndrome of cough and dyspnea. 3. Used for wind-water edema.
Nature & taste
Pungentslightly BitterWarm
Meridians entered
LungBladder
Botanical source
Accepted nameEphedra sinica Stapf
FamilyEphedraceae
Herbal properties
WarmReducingDispersingDrying
Found in these formulas
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