Nature: sweet, neutral

Enters: Lung

Actions: Stops sweating.

Indications:
• Yin, Yang, or Qi deficiency: night sweats, spontaneous sweating, post-partum sweating.
• Similar to Fu xiao mai but stronger (they are often combined).
• Ma huang gen closes the pores.
• It can be used topically.
Hong-Yen Hsu (Oriental Materia Medica): Hypotensive, dilates peripheral blood vessels.

Dose: 3-10g