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).