Herb

Gastrodia Rhizome

天麻tian ma
1 sourceRhizoma Gastrodiae

Extinguishes wind and settles tremor, relieves dizziness and headache, and frees the sinews for wind-damp impediment and childhood convulsions.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十二·草部·天麻·主治（《开宝》）

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：《开宝》载天麻主诸风湿痹、四肢拘挛、小儿风痫惊气、利腰膝、强筋力，久服益气、轻身长年；甄权谓治冷气痹、摊缓不随、语多恍惚、善惊失志；张元素谓治风虚眩运头痛；李杲谓疗大人风热头痛、小儿风痫惊悸、诸风麻痹不仁。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 天麻：辛、平，无毒（《开宝》）；赤箭气味辛、温、无毒（《本经》）；甄权谓味甘、平。·Meridians: 肝（足厥阴）

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·赤箭天麻·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·天麻（宋《开宝》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·天麻·气味（《开宝》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·天麻·发明（时珍·肝经气分之药）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·天麻·主治（《开宝》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·天麻·主治（甄权）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·天麻·主治（元素·风虚眩运头痛）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·天麻·气味（《开宝》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.