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Gastrodia and Uncaria Decoction

Pin Yin: TianMa GouTeng Yin

Category: Extinguish Wind, Stop Spasm

Actions:
   Calms the Liver, extinguishes Interior Wind, clears Heat, quickens the Blood, and Supplements Liver and Kidneys;
  ---used for Liver Yang Rising (Ascending) plus Liver Wind Moving Internally (symptoms of headache, insomnia with disturbing dreams, and twitches or spasms) with underlying mild Blood Stasis and Vacuity of Liver and Kidneys (of Yin and Qi).
   (See Liver Yang Rising (Ascending); Liver Wind Moving Internally; Liver Blood Stasis; Vacuity Patterns of Liver and Kidney .)

Medicinals

Dosages (Qian)

Gastrodiae, Rz [tian ma]

Uncariae cum Uncis, Rml [gou teng]

4-5

Haliotidis, Concha [shi jue ming]

6-8

Gardeniae, Fr [zhi zi]

Scutellariae, Rx [huang qin]

Leonuri, Hb [yi mu cao]

3-4

Achyranthis Bidentatae, Rx [(huai) niu xi]

Eucommiae, Cx [du zhong]

3-4

Loranthi seu Visci, Ramus [sang ji sheng]

3-8

Polygoni Multiflori, Caulis [ye jiao teng]

3-10

Poriae Cocos Paradicis, Sclerotium [fu shen]

3-5

Associated Modern Diseases: cerebrovascular disease, ischemia, hypertension, hypertensive encephalopathy, aphasia, apraxia, epilepsy, neurosis.
Formulas with similar or subset of ingredients: Angelica Pubescens and Sangjisheng Decoction [Du Huo Ji ShengTang].

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