Ephedra's efficacy and effects

Traditional Chinese medicine is very common in life. Different diseases require different medicines, so that the disease can be improved well. Therefore, if you want to be able to treat the patient's disease well, you also need to pay attention. Medicines cannot be chosen at will, otherwise it will cause great harm to human health. You need to pay attention to this. Ephedra is not a medicine that can be chosen at will. Ephedra's effects and functions also have many aspects.

Ephedra has many functions and effects, and it is also helpful in improving human diseases. Therefore, when choosing such a medicine, you must be careful and make sure to use the right medicine for the right disease. Otherwise, it will cause great harm to all aspects of the human body. This is something you must pay attention to.

Ephedra's functions and effects:

Promote lung qi

It is used for external wind-cold, aversion to cold and fever, headache and body pain, nasal congestion, no sweating, floating and tight pulse and other superficial symptoms. This product can promote lung qi, open the pores, dispel wind and cold, and induce sweating to relieve exterior symptoms. It is often used together with cinnamon twig to enhance the diaphoretic and antipyretic effects, such as Mahuang Decoction.

Dispel wind and cold.

It is used for wheezing and coughing caused by wind-cold binding outside the body and stagnation of lung qi. It can open up the lung qi, dissipate wind and cold and relieve asthma. When used with almonds and licorice, it is called Sanao Decoction, which can enhance the anti-asthmatic effect. If there is also cold fluid in the body, it can be used with asarum, dried ginger, pinellia, etc. to warm the cold fluid and relieve asthma and cough, such as Xiaoqinglong Decoction. If the asthma and cough are caused by heat evil blocking the lungs, it can be used with gypsum, almonds, licorice, etc. to clear the lungs and relieve asthma, which is called Ma Xing Shi Gan Decoction.

Nourishes the lungs and promotes urination

It is used for edema with external symptoms. It is an important medicine for clearing the lungs and promoting diuresis. This product can induce sweating and promote diuresis, which helps to dissipate edema. It is often used together with ginger, Atractylodes macrocephala, etc., such as Yuebi Jiashu Decoction.

Through the above introduction, we have some understanding of the effects and functions of ephedra. Before treating human diseases, we need to conduct various physical examinations. When choosing medicines, we must also choose according to the doctor's advice. This way, the disease can be well controlled. Especially for people who do not understand the disease, they cannot choose medicines to treat the disease at will.