Ma Gui Ge Ban Tang - 麻桂各半汤 - Ephedra And Cinnamon Decoction

English:	Ephedra and Cinnamon Decoction
Also Known As:	Gui Zhi Ma Huang Ge Ban Tang Cinnamon and Ma Huang Combination

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Ephedrae	Ma Huang	6g	Induces sweating, releases the Exterior and warms and disperses Cold pathogens. With Xing Ren, for Wind-Cold coughing and wheezing.
Ram. Cinnamomi	Gui Zhi	9g	Releases the Exterior, assists Yang, adjusts the Ying and Wei and warms and facilitates the flow of Qi through the channels and collaterals and Blood through the vessels. With Ma Huang, for Wind-Cold Excess conditions with fever and chills but no sweat. With Bai Shao, for External Wind-Cold with disharmony between the Ying and Wei (Tai Yang Zhong Feng), with spontaneous sweating, fever and chills.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	12g	Nourishes the Blood, astringes Yin and adjusts the Ying and Wei. With Gan Cao, regulates the relationship between the Liver and Spleen. With Gui Zhi, Sheng Jiang and Da Zao, for Wind-Cold with Deficiency and perspiration.
Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang	6g	Releases the Exterior, induces perspiration, disperses Cold, adjusts the Ying and Wei and normalizes the flow of Qi at the center. With Gui Zhi, strongly induces sweating for the treatment of External Wind-Cold with chills, fever, body aches and anhidrosis. With Gui Zhi and Da Zao, harmonizes the Ying and Wei to drive out pathogens.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	6g	Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels. With Ma Huang, Sheng Jiang and Xing Ren, for coughing or wheezing due to Wind-Cold Attacks the Lungs.
Fr. Jujube	Da Zao	9g	Tonifies the Spleen and Stomach, augments Qi, nourishes the Blood and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs. With Sheng Jiang, for External Wind-Cold and adjusts the Ying and Wei for treatment of Tai Yang Zhong Feng.
Sm. Armeniacae	Xing Ren	9g	Stops coughing and calms wheezing. With Ma Huang and Gan Cao, for coughing with profuse sputum, nasal obstruction and a hoarse voice.

Formula Actions

• Dispels Wind-Cold
• Regulates the Ying and Wei
• Stops itching

Syndromes

• Tai Yang Zhong Feng

Clinical Manifestations

Pale red eruptions Worse on exposure to Cold or cold water Better with Heat Urticaria Eczema Generalized itching

Aversion to Wind Aversion to Cold T: Normal C: Thin and white P: Superficial and slow

Treats

Urticaria Eczema

Erythema multiforme

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For urticaria, erythema and eczema:		For urticaria, erythema and eczema with Qi Deficiency and profuse sweating:
+ 9g Hb. Schizonepetae	Jing Jie
+ 15g Rx. Saposhnikoviae	Fang Feng	- Hb. Ephedrae	Ma Huang
+ 9g Hb. Schizonepetae	Jing Jie
+ 12g Fr. Cnidii	She Chuang Zi	+ 15g Rx. Saposhnikoviae	Fang Feng
+ 15g Fr. Xanthii	Cang Er Zi
For recurrent urticaria, erythema and eczema:		+ 12g Fr. Cnidii	She Chuang Zi
+ 9g Hb. Schizonepetae	Jing Jie	+ 15g Fr. Xanthii	Cang Er Zi
+ 15g Rx. Saposhnikoviae	Fang Feng	+30g Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi
+ 12g Fr. Cnidii	She Chuang Zi
+ 15g Fr. Xanthii	Cang Er Zi
+30g Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi
+9g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu
+ 9g Scorpio	Quan Xie
+ 9g Pheretima	Di Long