Mahuang(ephedra)prescriptions refers to a group of prescriptions obtained by taking Mahuang De-coction in the Treatise on Cold Pathogenic Disease as the mother prescriptions and adding,reducing and cutting on the basis of the mother prescriptions.The pathogenesis of skin diseases is closely related to the disharmony of Ying and Wei and the occlusion of evil qi,and"the lung governs the skin and hair",which means that the skin is closely related to the function of the lung,while the ephedra prescription has the function of harmonizing Ying and Wei,generating sweat to penetrate evil qi,and declaring and lowering lung qi.In this paper,the authors focus on the theoretical basis of Mahuang(ephedra)prescriptions for the treatment of skin diseases by tracing the origin of Mahuang(ephedra)prescriptions,and further discusses the specific application of Mahuang(ephedra)prescriptions for skin diseases in order to provide more theoretical support for the clinical application of classic prescriptions in skin diseases.
Skin diseasesMahuang(ephedra)prescriptionsTheoretical explorationTreatment based on syn-drome differentiationClinical application