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