Gastrodia (Gastrodia elata)

天麻tiān máTianma

Gastrodia elata · Plant

Gastrodia elata
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Indications

Cautions

May interact with sedatives; may lower blood pressure; avoid before surgery; caution with antihypertensive medications.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Gastrodia for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Acute Fright WindChild ConvulsionChronic Fright WindConvulsionDizzinessFacial Muscle SpasmHeadacheHemiplegiaHypertensionIn Limbs NumbnessSpasm In LimbsTetanusTrigeminal NeuralgiaWind-damp Impediment Pain

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Gastrodia does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Calm Liver & Subdue YangDispel Wind & Free Network VesselsExtinguish Wind & Check Tetany