Class: Calm the Liver and Extinguish Wind
Subclass: Calm Convulsions
Name:
Pinyin: Gou Teng
Pharmaceutical: Ramulus cum uncis Uncariae
Description: Hook-bearing stem branches of the following herbs.
Properties:
Nature: Slightly cold.
Taste: Sweet.
Organ: Liver, Heart.
Toxicity: Non toxic.
Actions:
Controls internal Wind.
Calms convulsions.
Clears Heat.
Soothes the Liver.
Comparisons:
Quan Xie calms spasms and convulsions due to fright, and extinguishes Wind (seriously ill).
Wu Gong calms spasms and convulsions due to fright, and extinguishes Wind (seriously ill).