Gou Teng

Other Names : Ramulus cum Uncis Uncariae, 钩藤, Uncaria Vine, Gambir

Special Precautions of Gou Teng

• Use with caution if there is no true Heat.
• Use with caution if there is no Liver Wind.
• Do not use continuously alone at maximum dose for longer than four weeks.
• This herb reverses the stimulating effect of caffeine, but does not potentiate the sedative effect of barbiturates.

Benefits and uses of Gou Teng are

• Extinguishes Wind and alleviates spasms
  • Liver Heat Transforming into Wind with tremors, seizures and eclampsia
• Drains Liver Heat and pacifies Liver Yang
  • Liver Fire and Liver Yang Rising with headache, irritability, red eyes and dizziness
  • Recently used for hypertension
• Releases the Exterior
  • Exterior Wind-Heat with fever, headache and red eyes

Used in Patent Medecines

• Hui Chun Wan