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Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin
chinese formulae

definition

Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin = "Gastrodia and Uncaria Decoction"
sources: Bensky and Barolet, p. 405; Yeung, p. 229.
signs and symptoms: Headache, vertigo, tinnitus, blurred vision, insomnia, numbness, twitching and spasms in the extremities, or hemiplegia.
tongue and pulse: red tongue, and wiry, rapid pulse.
indications: Liver Wind Arising from Liver Yang Rising. With the appropriate presentation, may be used in conditions conventionally diagnosed as cerebrovascular disease, transitory ischemic attacks, essential hypertension, hypertensive encephalopathy, aphasia and apraxia, trigeminal neuralgia, epilepsy and neurosis.
cautions and contraindications:
ingredients: dosage for two days:
» 6 grams: gastrodia (tian ma), uncaria (gou teng), mulberry mistletoe (loranthus) (sang ji sheng), eucommia (du zhong), cyathula root (chuan niu xi), scute (huang qin), leonurus (yi mu cao), fleeceflower stem (ye jiao teng).
» 3 grams: haliotis (shi jue ming), gardenia (zhi zi), poria center (fu shen).
modifications:
» for more severe symptoms, add antelope horn (ling yang jiao).


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