Herb
Uncaria (Gou teng)
钩藤gou teng
1 sourceRamulus Uncariae cum Uncis
Extinguishes wind and settles tremor and childhood convulsions, calms the liver and clears heat, and relieves dizziness.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十八·草部·蔓草类·钓藤·主治（《别录》）
References
- functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
- WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
- public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions
Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.
传统中医记载：小儿寒热，十二惊痫（《别录》）；小儿惊啼，瘈疭热拥，客忤胎风（甄权）；大人头旋目眩，平肝风，除心热，小儿内钓腹痛，发斑疹（时珍）。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 甘，微寒，无毒（保昇谓苦；甄权谓甘、平）。·Meridians: 肝（厥阴）, 心包（厥阴）
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·钓藤（《别录》下品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·钓藤·释名（吊藤）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·钓藤·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·钓藤·发明（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·钓藤·主治（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·钓藤·主治（甄权）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·钓藤·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·钓藤·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.