What are the effects of Ephedra, Almond, Gypsum and Licorice Decoction?

With the development of the Internet, people like to share what they know on the Internet, especially many people like to share their health-preserving methods on the Internet. Ephedra, almond, gypsum and licorice soup is a kind of soup we often see on the Internet, but many people don’t know much about the ingredients in this soup, but it can cause serious harm to the body. So what is the effect of Ephedra, almond, gypsum and licorice soup?

The main indications of this prescription are caused by wind-heat attacking the lungs, or wind-cold accumulating and turning into heat, which is blocked in the lungs. There is excessive heat in the lungs, and the qi is reversed, damaging the body fluids, so there is sweating but the body heat does not subside, there is wheezing and shortness of breath, and even flaring of the nostrils, thirst and desire to drink, and a slippery and rapid pulse. At this time, it is urgent to clear the lung heat, which will naturally clear the heat, calm the qi, and relieve wheezing and thirst. Therefore, ephedra is used as the main ingredient in the prescription, because it can open up the lungs and expel evil heat, which is the meaning of "releasing the depressed fire." However, it is warm in nature, so it is used with gypsum, which is pungent, sweet and extremely cold, as a minister, and the dosage is twice that of ephedra. It can promote lung function without adding heat, clear the lungs without retaining pathogens, and have the power to descend the lung qi, and relieve wheezing and acuteness of breathing. It is used to control the lungs. Apricot kernel can reduce lung qi and is used as an adjuvant to help ephedra and gypsum to clear the lungs and relieve asthma. Roasted licorice root can not only replenish qi and harmonize the stomach, but also produce body fluid and quench thirst when combined with gypsum. It can also mediate between cold and heat, so it is an adjuvant drug. Although there are only four herbs in the medicine, the combination is rigorous and the dosage is also carefully considered. In particular, the use of ephedra and gypsum for treating lung heat is a flexible combination of herbs, so it can clear lung heat and has a reliable therapeutic effect.

Many things shared on the Internet have no scientific basis and may even cause serious harm to our bodies. We'd better not blindly use what is shared on the Internet to make medicinal soups. Although diet therapy is very important, only diet therapy methods made according to one's own physical condition can achieve good results.