Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin 天麻钩藤饮
Gastrodia and Uncaria Decoction
Tradition:
TCM
Source / Author:
New Significance of Patterns and Treatment in Miscellaneous Diseases, 1958
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Herb Name |
Latin |
Amount |
|---|---|---|
|
Gastrodia elata |
9 grams | |
|
Uncaria rhynchophylla |
12–15 gms | |
|
Haliotidis Concha |
18 grams | |
|
Gardenia jasminoides |
9 grams | |
|
Scutellaria baicalensis |
9 grams | |
|
Leonurus heterophyllus |
9–12 grams | |
|
Cyanthula officinalia |
12 grams | |
|
Eucommia ulmoides |
9–12 grams | |
|
Loranthus parasiticus |
9–24 grams | |
|
Polygonum multiflorum |
9–30 grams | |
|
Poria cocos |
9–15 grams |
Preparation:
Decoction. The shell is decocted for half an hour before adding the other herbs; Uncaria Gou Teng is added near the end.
Function:
Calms the Liver, settles Wind, clears Heat, benefits Liver and Kidneys
Use:
General pattern for this formula: Headache, dizziness, vertigo, tinnitus, blurred vision, insomnia, red tongue and a rapid pulse.
1. Liver Headache
2. Migraine
3. Dizziness and Vertigo
4. Hypertension (essential and renal–commonly used for Hypertension)
5. Epilepsy
6. Cerebrovascular disease
7. Transient Ischemic attacks
8. Hemiplegia
9. Facial Paralysis
10. Post-Stroke Paralysis
11. Parkinson’s Disease
12. Trigeminal Neuralgia
13. Aphasia
Dose:
The above may be taken over the course of a day.
If prepared as a powder a dose of half–1 level teaspoonful 2 or 3 times daily is adequate.
Cautions:
1. This is overall a cooling formula and so is most suitable for Liver Heat conditions.
Modifications:
1. Antelope horn (Ling Yang Jiao) powder is taken with the decoction in severe cases.
GENERAL / REVIEW:
–Full component analysis of Tianma–Gouteng–Yin.
NEUROPROTECTIVE:
–Tianma Gouteng Yin, a Traditional Chinese Medicine decoction, exerts neuroprotective effects in animal and cellular models of Parkinson’s disease.
TICS:
–Clinical study on Tianma Gouteng decoction combined with haloperidol in the treatment of tic disorder in children.
TOURETTE’S
–Clinical observation on the treatment of children’s Tourette’s disorder with Tianma Gouteng decoction.
CEREBRAL INFARCTION:
–Underlying Mechanism and Active Ingredients of Tianma Gouteng Acting on Cerebral Infarction as Determined via Network Pharmacology Analysis Combined With Experimental Validation.
ISCHEMIC STROKE:
–Common and unique mechanisms of Chinese herbal remedies on ischemic stroke mice revealed by transcriptome analyses.
HYPERTENSION:
–Tianma gouteng yin as adjunctive treatment for essential hypertension: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.
–Tianma Gouteng Yin Formula for treating primary hypertension.
–[Tianma Gouteng Decoction regulates MFN2 expression to delay vascular aging in spontaneously hypertensive rats].
–Tianma Gouteng Decoction regulates oxidative stress and inflammation in AngII-induced hypertensive mice via transcription factor EB to exert anti-hypertension effect.
–[Systematic evaluation and trial sequential analysis of Tianma Gouteng Granules combined with anti-hypertensive drugs in treatment of essential hypertension].
–Tianma Gouteng Decoction Exerts Cardiovascular Protection by Upregulating OPG and TRAIL in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats.
–Tianma Gouteng Decoction combined with Qiju Dihuang Pill for the treatment of essential hypertension: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.
–[Traditional Chinese medicine insights of newly-diagnosed and young hypertension and clinical practice of Tianma Gouteng Decoction for hypertension treatment].
–Pharmacodynamics and metabonomics study of Tianma Gouteng Decoction for treatment of spontaneously hypertensive rats with liver-yang hyperactivity syndrome.
–Randomized Controlled Trials of Tianma Gouteng Decoction Combined with Nifedipine in the Treatment of Primary Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
–Tianma Gouteng decoction for essential hypertension: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.
GESTATIONAL HYPERTENSION:
–Clinical efficacy and mechanism exploration of Tianma Gouteng decoction in improving gestational hypertension by regulating IL-6, NF-kB, and AngII.
PARKINSON’S DISEASE:
–Mechanism of Tianma Gouteng Decoction in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease based on network pharmacology and molecular docking.
–Tianma Gouteng granules decreases the susceptibility of Parkinson’s disease by inhibiting ALOX15-mediated lipid peroxidation.
–Tianma Gouteng Yin, a Traditional Chinese Medicine decoction, exerts neuroprotective effects in animal and cellular models of Parkinson’s disease.
PROMOTES HAIR GROWTH:
–Stimulation of hair growth by Tianma Gouteng decoction: Identifying mechanisms based on chemical analysis, systems biology approach, and experimental evaluation.
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