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Pin-yin:	gou teng

English name:	Stems and thorns of the gambir vine

Where grown:	South and central China.

Source:	Dried, hooked stem of Uncaria rhynchophylla (MIQ.)JACKS. and its family.

Ingredients:	Rhynchophylline, Corynoxeine

Pharmacological effect:	1) Convulsion inhibiting effect: prepared herb has an inhibiting effect on convulsions in mice. It also controls rabbits' hind leg muscle contraction. 2) Effect on blood pressure: injection of prepared herb can lower blood pressure in rabbits. The effect is not impacted by atropine. 3) Effect on smooth muscle: has a contraction effect on intestines and uterine muscles in rabbits.

Properties:	Sweet, cold

Channels entered:	Liver, heart

Function:	Clears heat, calms liver, extinguishes wind and relieves convulsions.

Major Clinic Usage:	For high blood pressure, dizziness, vertigo, externally contracted wind-heat, red eyes, and convulsions during pregnancy. Use with Cornu Antelopis(yang jiao), Cornu Rhinoceri(xi jiao), Rhizoma Gastrodiae Elatae(tian ma), Scorpio(chuan xie) to treat childhood convulsions, spasms and acute convulsions.

Usage and Dosage:	3~12g. Add to decoction before finishing.

Storage:	Store in a dry place.

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