honey-fried Ephedra Ephedra sinica Stapf
Wind-Cold-dispersing medicinesWarm
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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
Classical source
Middle grade《神農本草經》
味苦溫無毒。主治中風傷寒頭痛，溫瘧，發表出汗，去邪熱氣，止欬逆上氣，除寒熱，破癥堅積聚。一名龍沙。生山谷。
Herbal properties
WarmReducingDispersingDrying
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