Ephedra can sweat and relieve exterior syndrome.
Ephedra is warm and pungent, and is good at dispersing lung qi, dredging meridians, inducing resuscitation, and dispelling cold, especially suitable for those with exogenous wind-cold and exterior excess without sweat.
Ephedra can spread lung and relieve asthma.
Ephedra enters the lung meridian, pungent and warm, dispersing lung qi, warming lung and cold. Patients with wind-cold cough, asthma and other diseases can take ephedra for treatment under the guidance of a doctor.
Ephedra can induce diuresis and reduce swelling.
Ephedra is pungent and warm, entering the lung and bladder meridian. The lung is the source of water god, which can promote the decline of lung qi, so it has a good diuretic and detumescence effect.
Ephedra can dispel cold and relieve pain.
Mahuangxin powder is warm, and the theory of medicinal properties: "Treating the body with toxic wind is stubborn, and the skin is heartless." "Japanese Materia Medica" added: "Ephedra can regulate blood vessels and open pores and skin." According to 100 records in Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica, Herba Ephedrae is "lighter than yang, odorless and tasteless, and it is the lightest gas, so it can penetrate skin pores and stop bleeding in phlegm. Where medicine can't reach, it can be meticulous and more powerful. " Therefore, since the Song, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, this product has been widely used as an auxiliary medicine to treat wind-cold-dampness arthralgia, dermatosis, carbuncle swelling and pain, traumatic injury, blood stasis and so on. Ephedra can be used both orally and externally.
The above pharmacological uses of ephedra have been known to some extent. If you take the herbal diet prescription of ephedra reasonably and correctly to treat diseases, you can really alleviate many diseases. One thing you must not ignore is that ephedra is also a kind of medicinal material, so you should follow the guidance of professional doctors and don't misuse it.