Maxingshigan Tang – Nan Kaiyang

Maxingshigan Tang - Nan KaiyangAuthor: Nan Kaiyang  Editor: Gu Yuxi Translator: Gu YuxiOriginal Text:Clause 63 of Shanghan Lun : After sweating, Guizhi Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction) should not be administered again; if there is sweating with wheezing and no significant fever, Maxingshigan Tang (Ephedra, Apricot Kernel, Gypsum, and Licorice Decoction) is indicated.Interpretation："Sweating with wheezing and no significant fever" — this "heat" differs from the "heaviness and fever" syndrome of Taiyang wind-stroke.Modern medicine defines the fever in wind-stroke as an interplay…