Formulas · Release the Exterior 解表 · Sanghallon (傷寒論)
Ephedra, Aconite, and Asarum Decoction
Mahwangbujasesin-tang
한글 마황부자세신탕 · Pinyin Ma Huang Fu Zi Xi Xin Tang
麻黃附子細辛湯
Composition 構成
- Mahwang麻黃 마황 · Ephedra6 g
Chief 君 - Buja附子 부자 · Prepared Aconite6 g
Chief 君 processed only - Sesin細辛 세신 · Asarum4 g
Deputy 臣
Total 16 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.
Received this formula from your practitioner? Amounts shown here are classical reference values — granule and prepared products differ. Always follow your prescribed dosage and directions.
Actions 效能
- Releases the exterior while warming the Kidney Yang
- Dispels cold from both surface and depth at once
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Exterior cold striking a Yang-deficient constitution
- Cold with exhaustion — fever slight chills deep and pulse sunken
- Cold intolerance with desire to sleep from the first day of illness
Biomedical correlates
- Colds in the elderly or Yang-deficient
- Cold-triggered fatigue crashes
- Cold with hoarse voice and deep exhaustion
Clinical commentary 臨床
The formula for catching cold with the reserves already empty — the pulse sinks instead of floating, and sleep calls from the first sneeze. Three herbs bridging exterior and interior; aconite must be properly processed. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.