Ephedra can be used to treat skin diseases, usually in combination with other Chinese herbal treatments, such as the commonly used ephedra with forsythia and azuki bean soup, which is a more classic formula for treating the damp-heat type of skin diseases. The rash is mainly red in color, with mild erosion and exudation, accompanied by short, red urine, sticky stools, red tongue, yellowish coating, and slippery pulse. The combination of ephedra, forsythia, chrysanthemum, mulberry bark, almond, ginger, jujube, licorice, etc. is very effective. If the patient has Shao-Yin evidence, he can apply Ephedra with Radix Glycyrrhiza Glabra or Ephedra with Radix Hosanna for the treatment of Shao-Yin epithelial skin disease.