Gastrodia, Tian Ma 天麻Tian Ma (TCM)
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Sichuan Tian Ma root (Adam, 2016)
Sliced fresh Tian Ma available at the Chengdu Medicine Market.
Botanical name:
Gastrodia elata
The best quality is Winter Gastrodia from Yunnan and Sichuan
Parts used:
Root
Collected from Winter to Spring; washed well, steamed, then sliced and dried at a low temperature.
Temperature & Taste:
Neutral, Sweet
Classification:
I. Medicines for Internal Wind
Gastrodia elata
The best quality is Winter Gastrodia from Yunnan and Sichuan
Parts used:
Root
Collected from Winter to Spring; washed well, steamed, then sliced and dried at a low temperature.
Temperature & Taste:
Neutral, Sweet
Classification:
I. Medicines for Internal Wind
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Uses:
1. Calms the Liver, Settles Wind, Stops Spasms:
-Headache, Dizziness, Vertigo, Tinnitus
-Vertigo with Blurred Vision (Liver deficiency with Wind)
-Epilepsy, Childhood Convulsions
-childhood restlessness or anxiety
-Tonic-clonic spasms, Tetanus, Spasm of the Limbs
-Loss of Speech
2. Settles Wind, Stops Pain:
-Headache, Migraine (from Wind-Phlegm)
-Hemiplegia, Numbness in the extremities
3. Clears Wind-Damp, Relieves Pain:
-Wind-Damp pain and numbness of the lower back and extremities
-'Puffiness in the Lower Extremities'. (Ming Yi Bie Lu)
-strengthens the Tendons (Kai Bao Ben Cao)
-especially for moving-type Wind pain
4. Benefits Qi and Yin:
-'Long-term use reinforces strength, replenishes Yin and helps the person put on weight'. (Shen Nong Ben Cao)
-'Makes the person happy and able to enjoy a long life'. (Shen Nong Ben Cao)
-'Replenishes the conditions of the Five Overstrains and Seven Damages'. (Da Ming)
-Neurodegenerative disorders, Parkinson's Diseases, Alzheimer's Disease
Dose:
Decoction: 3–9 grams
Powder: 1–3 grams
Comment:
1. Gastrodia Tian Ma is listed on CITES as endangered. However, over 80% of the market is supplied with cultivated product. (Bensky)
Preparation:
'Some people preserve the drug with honey' (Ben Cao Gang Mu)
Decoction: 3–9 grams
Powder: 1–3 grams
Comment:
1. Gastrodia Tian Ma is listed on CITES as endangered. However, over 80% of the market is supplied with cultivated product. (Bensky)
Preparation:
'Some people preserve the drug with honey' (Ben Cao Gang Mu)
Main Combinations:
Often combined with Uncaria Gou Teng
This combination enhances each other in the treatment of Internal Wind diseases.
1. Internal Wind disorders:
i. Gastrodia Tian Ma with ... available in PRO version
ii. Gastrodia Tian Ma from Wind-Heat with Uncaria Gou Teng, ... available in PRO version
2. Hemiplegia, Loss of Speech Gastrodia Tian Ma with ... available in PRO version
3. Dizziness, Vertigo, Migraine:
i. Gastrodia Tian Ma with ... available in PRO version
ii. Gastrodia Tian Ma with ... available in PRO version
4. Dizziness, Vertigo, from Wind-Phlegm Gastrodia Tian Ma with ... available in PRO version
5. Childhood Convulsions:
i. from Wind-Heat Gastrodia Tian Ma with ... available in PRO version
ii. from Wind-Heat, Gastrodia Tian Ma with ... available in PRO version
iii. Febrile Convulsions, Gastrodia Tian Ma with ... available in PRO version
iv. Gastrodia Tian Ma with ... available in PRO version
v. Gastrodia Tian Ma with ... available in PRO version
vi. Chronic Childhood convulsions with deficiency, Gastrodia Tian Ma with ... available in PRO version
6. Tetanic Convulsions:
i. Gastrodia Tian Ma with ... available in PRO version
ii. Gastrodia Tian Ma with ... available in PRO version
7. Phlegm-Damp obstructing the Mind with confusion, mental dullness, Gastrodia Tian Ma with ... available in PRO version
8. Wind-Damp Arthritic and Rheumatic pain:
i. Gastrodia Tian Ma with ... available in PRO version
ii. Gastrodia Tian Ma with ... available in PRO version
9. Arthritic pain, apoplectic paralysis Gastrodia Tian Ma with ... available in PRO version
10. Wandering Arthritic Pain, Paralysis of the limbs, Gastrodia Tian Ma with ... available in PRO version
11. Pain from Blood stasis and Wind, Gastrodia Tian Ma with ... available in PRO version
Major Formulas:
Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang
Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin
Shi Xiang Fan Sheng Wan
Bo Ying Compound
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Cautions:
Generally very safe
1. Use cautiously in Qi and Blood deficiency (use with tonics)
2. Use with caution during Pregnancy and avoid full doses.
3. Occasional allergic reactions are reported
Main Preparations used:
Generally very safe
1. Use cautiously in Qi and Blood deficiency (use with tonics)
2. Use with caution during Pregnancy and avoid full doses.
3. Occasional allergic reactions are reported
Main Preparations used: