Mahwang
Ephedra · Ephedrae Herba
한글 마황 · Pinyin Ma Huang
麻黃
Properties 性味
- Taste & nature
- Acrid, slightly bitter · warm
- Channels entered
- Lung, Bladder
- Actions
- Strongly induces sweating and releases exterior cold, disseminates Lung Qi to calm wheeze, promotes urination
- Typical dose
- 2–9 g
- Caution
- Contains ephedrine — regulatory restrictions apply in the US; avoid in hypertension, heart disease, and deficiency sweating
Appears in 15 formulas 處方
- Ephedra Decoction麻黃湯 12 g · Chief 君
- Kudzu Decoction葛根湯 8 g · Deputy 臣
- Minor Blue-Green Dragon Decoction小靑龍湯 6 g · Chief 君
- Five Accumulations Powder五積散 4 g · Deputy 臣
- Lindera Smooth the Qi Powder烏藥順氣散 6 g · Deputy 臣
- Ephedra, Apricot Kernel, Licorice, and Gypsum Decoction麻杏甘石湯 6 g · Chief 君
- Three-Unbinding Decoction三拗湯 6 g · Chief 君
- Major Blue-Green Dragon Decoction大靑龍湯 12 g · Chief 君
- Ephedra, Aconite, and Asarum Decoction麻黃附子細辛湯 6 g · Chief 君
- Maidservant from Yue Decoction plus Atractylodes越婢加朮湯 12 g · Chief 君
- Kudzu Decoction plus Cnidium and Magnolia Flower葛根湯加川芎辛夷 8 g · Deputy 臣
- Siler and Platycodon Sage-Penetrating Powder防風通聖散 1.8 g · Deputy 臣
- Arrest Wheezing Decoction定喘湯 6 g · Chief 君
- Yang-Heartening Decoction陽和湯 1.5 g · Assistant 佐
- Wash the Heart Powder洗心散 4 g · Chief 君