Formula

Ephedra, Apricot Kernel, Licorice and Gypsum Decoction

麻黄杏仁甘草石膏湯ma huang xing ren gan cao shi gao tang
1 source

4 herbs·from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)

In the Shanghan Lun (《傷寒論》) tradition, this formula is described for a presentation after sweating, where the Guizhi-pattern formula no longer applies: sweating with wheezing and no pronounced fever. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.

Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：發汗後，不可更行桂枝湯，汗出而喘，無大熱者，可與麻黃杏仁甘草石膏湯。…

Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·麻黄杏仁甘草石膏湯（证治条文·宋本63）

References
  • Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
  • Ephedra四兩
  • Apricot Kernel (Xing ren)五十箇
  • Licorice二兩
  • Gypsum (Shi gao)半斤
Citations
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·麻黄杏仁甘草石膏湯（组成·宋本63）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its composition.
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·麻黄杏仁甘草石膏湯（证治条文·宋本63）；hash 锚含方名唯一上下文片段Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its traditional indications.
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·麻黄杏仁甘草石膏湯（煎服法·宋本63）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its preparation & usage.