Ephedra for the dispersal of wind-cold medicine, and squid for the dispersal of wind-heat medicine, the two sources of drugs, flavor attributed to the meridian, the efficacy of the role are not the same.
1. ephedra: its drug source for ephedra plant grass ephedra, ephedra or squid ephedra dry herbaceous stems, taste pungent, slightly bitter, warm; to the lungs, bladder meridian, with sweating cold, lungs, asthma, diuresis and edema efficacy, can be used for wind-cold cold, chest tightness and coughing, wind and water (sudden edema of the head, face and limbs) edema and other conditions of the treatment.
2. Mucuna pruriens: its drug source is the dried above-ground part of Mucuna pruriens, family Mucuna pruriens, sweet, bitter taste, flat nature; belonging to the lung, liver meridian, with the evacuation of wind-heat, eyesight cataracts (improve eyesight, improve blurred vision), can be used for wind-heat, red eyes, wind and tears, the eyes of the cloudy cataracts and other conditions of the treatment.
In addition, ephedra has strong sweating and lung-promoting power, so it should be used with caution for people with deficiency of surface (due to weak muscle surface and frequent natural sweating), deficiency of yin and night sweating (sweating abnormally after falling asleep, but sweating stops after waking up), and people with deficiency of lungs and kidneys with wheezing, and people with deficiency of qi and blood should be cautious in taking Mucuna pruriens.
Ephedra and wood squid for two different types of drugs, specific selection should also be under the guidance of the physician’s diagnosis, not unauthorized use of drugs, so as not to cause harm to the body.