The efficacy of ephedra and thorns used in combination

Ephedra is used externally for sweating and dispersing cold, promoting the lungs, calming asthma, and inducing diuresis to reduce swelling; Thornybush is used externally to dispel wind, penetrate rashes, and eliminate sores, and the charcoal can be used to stop bleeding. The combination of ephedra and thuja has the efficacy of sweating and dispersing cold, promoting the lung and calming asthma, inducing diuresis and eliminating swellings, and transmitting rashes and eliminating sores. 1. Ephedra: a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, has the effect of sweating and dispersing cold, promoting the lungs to calm asthma, diuresis and swelling, for wind-cold cold, wheezing and coughing, wind and water (sudden edema of the head, face and limbs) oedema has a therapeutic effect. Ephedra should be used with caution in cases of superficial deficiency and spontaneous sweating (frequent natural sweating due to weakness of the muscular surface), yin deficiency and night sweating (abnormal sweating after going to sleep, but sweating stops after waking up), and lung and kidney deficiency and wheezing. Ephedrine has the effect of excitation of the central nervous system, so athletes should be used with caution. The contraindications and adverse effects of ephedra are not clear. 2. Thorny mustard: is a kind of Chinese medicine, this product has the effect of dispersing the wind, penetrating the rash, eliminating sores, the main treatment for colds, measles, rubella, sores and ulcers at the beginning of fried charcoal for the blood in the stool, leakage (excessive menstrual flow or dripping) also has a certain therapeutic effect. The adverse reactions and contraindications of this product are not yet clear. If there is any discomfort, it is recommended to consult a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner for standardized treatment under the guidance of evidence-based treatment, so as to avoid delay in the condition.