Jia Wei Ma Xing Gan Shi Tang
Star加味麻杏甘石汤 (Augmented Ephedra, Apricot Kernel, Licorice, and Gypsum Decoction)
Source: Tian Jin Zhong Yi Xue Yuan (1989)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Jia Wei Ma Xing Gan Shi Tang (Augmented Ephedra, Apricot Kernel, Licorice, and Gypsum Decoction), from the Tian Jin Zhong Yi Xue Yuan (Tianjin University of Chinese Medicine) — a variation of Ma Huang Xing Ren Gan Cao Shi Gao Tang.
Presentation: Lung heat and phlegm: coughing, dyspnea, wheezing, chest distention and congestion, fever, yellow sputum.
Source: Chen JK, Chen TT. Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications: Pharmacological Effects & Clinical Research. Art of Medicine Press, 2009, p. 99.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ma Huang
as printed: Ma Huang (Herba Ephedrae)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Xing Ren
as printed: Ku Xing Ren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum)
|
g | — | — | |
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Gan Cao
as printed: Gan Cao (Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Shi Gao
as printed: Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Sang Bai Pi
as printed: Sang Bai Pi (Cortex Mori)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Di Gu Pi
as printed: Di Gu Pi (Cortex Lycii)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Ting Li Zi
as printed: Ting Li Zi (Semen Descurainiae seu Lepidii)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Gua Lou Pi
as printed: Gua Lou Pi (Pericarpium Trichosanthis)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Da Zao
as printed: Da Zao (Fructus Jujubae)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Lian Qiao
as printed: Lian Qiao (Fructus Forsythiae)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Pi Pa Ye
as printed: Pi Pa Ye (Folium Eriobotryae)
|
g | — | — | |
|
She Gan
as printed: She Gan (Rhizoma Belamcandae)
|
g | — | — | |
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Wu Wei Zi
as printed: Wu Wei Zi (Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis)
|
g | — | — |
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- This formula = Ma Xing Gan Shi Tang + Ting Li Da Zao Xie Fei Tang + Di Gu Pi, Gua Lou Pi, Lian Qiao, Pi Pa Ye, Sang Bai Pi, She Gan and Wu Wei Zi
- This formula = San Ao Tang + Ma Xing Gan Shi Tang + Ting Li Da Zao Xie Fei Tang + Di Gu Pi, Gua Lou Pi, Lian Qiao, Pi Pa Ye, Sang Bai Pi, She Gan and Wu Wei Zi
- This formula = Ting Li Da Zao Xie Fei Tang + Ma Xing Gan Shi Tang + Di Gu Pi, Gua Lou Pi, Lian Qiao, Pi Pa Ye, Sang Bai Pi, She Gan and Wu Wei Zi
Each entry reads as the larger formula written out: “+” adds its other catalogue cores, then the herbs none of them hold. A catalogue formula counts as a core only when at least 80% of its herbs are present, no more than 1 is absent, and the absent herb is not its chief.
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