Single Herbs

Category	Ping Gan Xi Feng Yao 平肝息風藥
Sub Category
Name	Gou Teng 鉤藤 Stems and thorns of the gambir vine
Grown	South and central China.
Source	Dried, hooked stem of Uncaria rhynchophylla (MIQ.)JACKS. and its family.
Ingredients	Rhynchophylline, Corynoxeine
Pharma 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
Properties	Sweet, cold
Channels	Liver, heart
Function	Clears heat, calms liver, extinguishes wind and relieves convulsions.
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 childh
Cautions
Dosage	3~12g. Add to decoction before finishing.
Storage	Store in a dry place.