Herbs | Relieve of thirst | Analgesic | Sedation and anticonvulsant | Antiemetic | Promoting gastrointestinal function exercise | Repairing stomach damage | Cholagogic (Promoting the secretion of bile) | Antiplatelet aggregation | Function of TCM herbs |
Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae) |
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| Releasing exterior by diaphoresis, relieving asthma with ventilating lung, inducing dieresis for removing edema | |||
Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) |
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| + | + | + | + | + | + | Embellishing lung and antidote, harmonicing the property of herbs |
Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum) |
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| Direct qi downward to resolve phlegm, relieving cough and asthma, embellishing aperient bowel | ||
Shengshigao (Gypsum Fibrosum) | + | + | + |
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| Clearing away heat and reducing fire, antidipticum by eliminating restlessness |