麻黄类方在儿科常见疾病中的运用探讨-《西部中医药》

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Title:: Application of Ephedra Like Prescriptions in Common Pediatric Diseases

Author(s):: CHEN Ting, ZHOU Bei, GAO Lu, ZHU Qiaofeng, YI Wei; Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China

Keywords:: pediatric diseases; ephedra like prescriptions; clinical application; traditional Chinese medicine

摘要:: 归纳古今对麻黄及麻黄类方的认识，包括麻黄的作用、用量、炮制方法，总结麻黄类方在小儿肺系疾病（小儿外感、小儿鼻鼽、肺炎喘嗽、小儿哮喘）、肾系疾病（小儿遗尿、急性肾小球肾炎、肾病综合征）及新生儿疾病（胎黄、小儿湿疹）中的应用，指出运用麻黄类方时应充分考虑其主治疾病、用药配伍、小儿体质及生理病理特点等因素，巧用发汗法以退热、透疹，宣肺气以平喘、止咳，利水湿以消肿、退黄等，并在充分发挥麻黄功效的同时减轻其毒副作用。

Abstract:: The paper summed up ancient and modern knowledge of ephedra (Mahuang) and ephedra like formulas, including the effects, dosage and preparation methods of ephedra, and concluded the application of the formulas in pediatric pulmonary diseases (pediatric cold, pediatric allergic rhinitis, bronchial pneumonia, and lobar pneumonia, pediatric asthma), renal diseases (pediatric enuresis, acute glomerulonephritis and nephrotic syndrome) and neonatal diseases including neonatal jaundice and pediatric eczema, sufficient consideration should be given to the indications, medication and compatibility, pediatric constitution and their physiopathological characteristics for the use of ephedra like prescriptions, flexible use of sweating could reduce fever and promote eruption, disperse lung Qi so as to relieve asthma and cough, promote diuresis in order to alleviate the swelling and jaundice, which could fully exert the efficacy of the medicine, and reduce its toxic side effects.