Gou Teng San
Ingredients: Gypsum Fibrosum (shi gao), Rhizoma Zingiberis recens (sheng jiang), Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis (gou teng), Pericarpium Citri reticulatae (chen pi), Rhizoma Pinelliae praeparatum (zhi ban xia), Radix Ophiopogonis (mai men dong), Poria (fu ling), Poria cum Radix Pini (fu shen), Radix Ginseng (ren shen), Flos Chrysanthemi (gan ju hua), Radix Saposhnikoviae (fang feng), Radix Glycyrrhizae praeparata cum melle (zhi gan cao).
| Mandarin: 鈎藤散 Pin-Yin: Gou Teng San English: Gambir Formula Romaji: Choto San Kanji: 釣藤散 Kampo: Yes |
Source:
- Factual Prescriptions for Universal Benefit (Pu Ji Ben Shi Fang, 1145)
How it works:
- Clears heat
- Calms the liver
- Extinguishes wind
- Transforms phlegm-dampness
Clinical Applications:
- Internal movement of liver wind accompanied with phlegm-dampness
- Liver excess
- Wind phlegm with qi and yin deficiency
Gou Teng San was first recorded in the Song dynasty’s “Factual Prescriptions for Universal Benefit,” used to treat liver excess and wind phlegm with qi and yin deficiency by clearing heat, calming the liver, extinguishing wind, and transforming phlegm-dampness.
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English Name |
Pin-Yin Name |
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Gambir |
Gou Teng |
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Chrysanthemum |
Ju Hua |
|
Siler |
Fang Feng |
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Pinellia |
Ban Xia |
|
Citrus Peel |
Ju Pi |
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Ginseng |
Ren Shen |
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Ophiopogon |
Mai Men Dong |
|
Hoelen |
Fu Ling |
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Fu-shen |
Fu Shen |
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Gypsum |
Shi Gao |
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Licorice |
Gan Cao |
Main Ingredient(s):
In this formula, Uncaria (Gambir) is used to calm the liver, extinguish wind, and clear heat.