Ephedra and Notopterygium Powder

Ephedra and Notopterygium Powder,For warm malaria: At the onset, the patient experiences intense fever throughout the body and unbearable headache; just before waking, they shiver and tremble, and soon after, they awaken.

Formulas Name : Ephedra and Notopterygium Powder

Chinese Name : 麻黄羌活散

Drug Formulation

Ephedra (root removed) 1 fen, Notopterygium 1 fen, Peony Bark (core removed) 1 fen, Angelica pubescens 1 fen, Gardenia 1 fen, Bupleurum (stems removed) 1 fen,Platycodon (root removed) 1 fen, Cimicifuga 1 fen, Schisandra 1 fen, Bupleurum (stems removed) 1 fen, Platycodon (root removed) 1 fen, Cimicifuga 1 fen, Schizonepeta spikelets 1 fen, Rhubarb 1 fen, Anemarrhena 1 fen, Scutellaria 1 fen, Pinellia 4 zhu, Pharbitis 0.5 liang.

Source

From *Continuation of the Easy and Simple Formulas*, Volume 3.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

For warm malaria: At the onset, the patient experiences intense fever throughout the body and unbearable headache; just before waking, they shiver and tremble, and soon after, they awaken.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 qian per dose, boil with 1 zhan of water and 2 slices of fresh ginger until reduced to 7 fen. Take the decoction along with the residue just as the intense fever is about to set in. It must be taken at the very onset of the fever, preferably after a meal. Once the fever has subsided and chills have set in, do not take it; wait until the second fever episode to take it.

Ephedra and Notopterygium Powder,From *Continuation of the Easy and Simple Formulas*, Volume 3.,For warm malaria: At the onset, the patient experiences intense fever throughout the body and unbearable headache; just before waking, they shiver and tremble, and soon after, they awaken.

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