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Gambir Plant

Gambir Plant. Class: Liver-Pacifying Wind-Extinguishing Medicinal. Properties: Sweet; Cool. Meridians: Liver; Pericardium

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Gou Teng
中文名 (Chinese)
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Latin Name
Uncariae Ramulus Cumuncis; Ramulus Uncariae Cum Uncis
English Name
Gambir Plant
Alias Names
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☯ TCM Properties
Properties (ζ€§ε‘³)
Sweet; Cool
Meridians (归经)
Liver; Pericardium
Part Used
Hooked stem-branch
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Liver-Pacifying Wind-Extinguishing Medicinal
εŠŸζ•ˆεˆ†η±» (CN)
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🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (εŠŸθƒ½)
To remove heat, subdue hyperactivity of the liver, and arrest convulsions.
Indication (δΈ»ζ²»)
Infant fright wind and night crying, exuberant heat stirring wind, epilepsy of pregnancy, liver yang dizziness, liver fire headache.
Clinical Manifestations
1. its decoction lowers blood pressure in anesthetized or unanesthetized animals. 2. intraperitoneal injection of its decoction ( 0.1g/kg ) exerts sedative effect in mice. 3. hypodermic injection of its alcoholic infusion ( 2g/kg ) exerts an antiepileptic
πŸ”— External References
SymMap
141
TCMID
7305
TCMSP
141
TCM-ID
695
1
Clinical Trials
0
Meta-Analyses
0
PubMed References
Top Conditions Studied with Gambir Plant
πŸ“‹ Sample Trials
NCT04532697
Use of Gou-Teng to Treat Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment
Unknown Β· Mild Cognitive Impairment|White Matter H
πŸ“Š Sample Meta-Analyses
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πŸ“š Sample References
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