Three-Unbinding Decoction (san ao tang)

Herba Ephedrae (ma huang), Semen Pruni Armeniacae (xing ren), Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis (gan cao)

Action: Disseminates the Lung qi and releases the exterior.

Indication: For externally-contracted wind-cold characterized by head and body aches, nasal congestion, coughing, wheezing, copious white, thin sputum, and a sensation of fullness in the chest. May also be used for coughing and loss of voice due to wind-cold.

Note: The source text advises to coarsely grind equal amounts of the ingredients and take 15g as a draft with five slices of Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis Recens (sheng jiang). After taking the formula, the patient should go to bed and stay under the covers until there is slight sweating. Its diaphoretic effect is not as strong as that of the principal formula Ephedra Decoction (ma huang tang).

ACUPUNTURA Y MASAJE TERAPÉUTICO