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Home ->
Single Herb Library -> Ping Gan Xi Feng Yao -> gou teng |
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| Pin-yin: |
gou teng |
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| English name: |
Stems and thorns of the gambir vine |
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| Where grown: |
South and central China. |
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| Source: |
Dried, hooked stem of Uncaria rhynchophylla (MIQ.)JACKS. and its family. |
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| Ingredients: |
Rhynchophylline, Corynoxeine |
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| 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. |
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| Properties: |
Sweet, cold |
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| Channels entered: |
Liver, heart |
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| Function: |
Clears heat, calms liver, extinguishes wind and relieves convulsions. |
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| 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. |
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| Usage and Dosage: |
3~12g. Add to decoction before finishing. |
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| Storage: |
Store in a dry place. |
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