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Gastrodia 天麻

Tiān Má · Gastrodia elata (Rhizoma)

Calm Wind (dizziness/headache) 平肝息风
Nature
Neutral 平
Flavour
Sweet 甘
Channels
Liver 肝
Part used
Tuber
Species
Gastrodia elata Bl.
Origin
Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan

Traditional actions

Calms Liver wind and settles tremor, subdues rising Liver yang, disperses wind and relieves pain.

Traditionally used for

Dizziness/vertigo, headache and migraine, numbness, tremor (classical).

How it is prepared

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