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The top herbs in Da Qing Long Tang are Ephedra (Ma Huang), Gypsum (Shi Gao) and Cinnamon Twigs (Gui Zhi)
Source date: 220 AD
Number of ingredients: 7 herbs
Key actions: Promotes sweating. Releases the Exterior. Clears Interior Heat.
Because it is a formula often recommended to treat the pattern 'Exterior Cold invading with Interior Heat from Stagnation' of which severe fever and chills without sweating is a symptom.
Because it is a key herb in Da Qing Long Tang, a herbal formula indicated to treat the pattern '' (a pattern with severe fever and chills without sweating as a symptom)
Ephedra is a Warm herb that tastes Bitter and Pungent. It targets the Bladder and the Lung.
Its main actions are: Releases the surface through sweating. Promotes the circulation of Lung Qi and stop wheezing. Promotes urination.
Generalized body pain Irritability Feeling of heaviness Superficial edema in the extremities Alternating fever and chills Absence of sweating