Effect
Diffuse the lung and purge heat, relieve cough and dyspnea.

Indications
Lung-distension, cough, dyspnea, choking sensation in chest.

Ingredients
Herba Ephedrae (Mahuang) 18 g,
Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao) 25 g,
Rhizoma Zingiberis (Shengjiang) 9 g,
Fructus Jujubae (Dazao) 15 dates,
Radix Glycyrrhizae (Gancao) 6 g,
Rhizoma Pinelliae (Banxia) 9 g.

Explanation
Zhi Gan Cao: Invigorating the spleen and stomach, tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.

Ma Huang: Relieving superficies syndrome by means of diaphoresis, facilitating the flow of the lung-Qi to stop asthma.

Da Zao: Invigorating the spleen-Qi, relieving the liver depression, treating deficiency of the heart.

Shi Gao: Removing heat and restlessness.

Ban Xia: Being pungent in flavor and warm in nature, dispersing accumulation of pathogens, letting the adverse flow of the stomach-Qi go downwards to arrest vomiting.

Sheng Jiang: Being pungent in taste and warm in nature, dispersing accumulation of pathogens, regulating the stomach to arrest vomiting.

Administration
Decoct in water for oral dose to be taken three times a day.