Gou Teng San 鉤藤散
Uncaria Powder
Tradition:
TCM
Source / Author:
|
Herb Name |
Latin |
Amount |
|---|---|---|
|
Uncaria rhynchophylla | ||
|
Panax ginseng | ||
|
Poria cocos | ||
|
Poria cocos | ||
|
Ophiopogon japonicus | ||
|
Citrus reticulata | ||
|
Pinellia ternata | ||
|
Saposhnikovia divaricata | ||
|
Chrysanthemum morifolium |
15 grams ea. | |
|
Calcium sulphate |
30 grams | |
|
Zingiber officinale | ||
|
Glycyrrhiza uralensis |
3 grams ea. |
Preparation:
Powder
Function:
Clears Liver Heat, Resolves Phlegm, Settles Wind
Use:
A. Liver Wind with Heat and Excess: Irritability, red eyes, headache, red tongue with greasy coat, rapid and wiry pulse.
B. Wind-Phlegm with Qi and Yin deficiency: Tinnitus, Dizziness, Vertigo, Palpitations, feeling of Qi rushing up, Greasy tongue coating, soft and wiry pulse
1. Headache
2. Migraine
3. Vertigo
4. Dizziness
5. Tinnitus
6. Meniere’s disease
5. Hypertension
6. Palpitations
7. Stroke
8. Atherosclerosis
9. Alzheimer’s disease
10. Dementia
11. Neurosis
12. Hyperthyroidism
Dose:
3-§ grams twice daily with warm water or Ginger tea.
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
1. Codonopsis is regularly used in place of Ginseng.
2. Headaches, add Ligusticum Chuan Xiong, Angelica Bai Zhi
3. Vertigo.and Dizziness, add Mistletoe (Sang Ji Sheng)
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