Formula
Ephedra, Apricot Kernel, Coix and Licorice Decoction
麻黄杏仁薏苡甘草汤ma huang xing ren yi yi gan cao tang
1 source
4 herbs·from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)
In the《Jingui Yaolue》tradition, this formula is described for the "wind-damp" (風濕) pattern: aching all over the body with fever worsening in the late afternoon, taken to arise from being caught in wind while sweating or from prolonged exposure to cold. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.
Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：病者一身盡疼，發熱，日晡所劇者，名風濕。…
Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)《金匮要略》痉湿暍病脉证治第二·麻黄杏仁薏苡甘草汤证（21条）
References
- Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
- Ephedra半兩
- Licorice一兩
- Job's Tears / Coix (Yi yi)半兩
- Apricot Kernel (Xing ren)十個
Citations
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》痉湿暍病脉证治第二·麻黄杏仁薏苡甘草汤（组成·21）Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its composition.
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》痉湿暍病脉证治第二·麻黄杏仁薏苡甘草汤证（21条）；hash 锚公版逐字子片段Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its traditional indications.
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》痉湿暍病脉证治第二·麻黄杏仁薏苡甘草汤（煎服法·21）；hash 锚公版逐字子片段Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its preparation & usage.