Ma Huang Gen
| Ma Huang Gen in TCM:Explore the properties of Ma Huang Gen according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: ephedra root
Pharmacuetical Name: Radix Ephedrae
Properties: sweet, neutral
Temperature: neutral
Channels: LU
Flavors: sweet
Special Properties:
circulates qi
Actions / Indications:
- Stops sweating caused by deficiency (spontaneous
sweating or night sweats due to qi or yin deficiency, postpartum sweating)
- (cc: exterior disorders and other sweating due to excess)
Special Notes:
- Although derived from the same plant as Ma
Huang, Ma Huang Gen has completely
different functions - it actually stops sweating by stabilizing and binding the qi and yin.
- For spontaneous sweating combine Ma Huang Gen with Huang
Qi and Fu Xiao Mi.
Contraindications:
- (cc: exterior disorders and other sweating due to excess)
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