What effect does Gastrodia elata have?

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Gastrodia elata is a perennial symbiotic plant. Its dry tuber, also known as Gastrodia elata, is a commonly used and valuable traditional Chinese medicine. After the winter solstice, those who dig when the stem withers are called "winter hemp", with full weight and good quality; before the beginning of summer, those who dig when the plant sprouts are called "spring hemp", with loose body and wrinkled skin, and those with poor quality. After digging, remove the stems and hyphae, wipe off the skin, wash, cook or steam, flatten, and dry or sun dry below 60 ℃. Moisten and slice. It is better to be solid, bright and translucent. Gastrodia elata is widely cultivated and widely distributed in our country. There are many variations in the species, such as the color of flower, the color of flower stem, the shape of tuber and the water content of tuber. According to the above characteristics, Gastrodia elata Blume can be divided into four types, namely, the original form red Gastrodia elata Blume, green Gastrodia elata Blume, black Gastrodia elata Blume and yellow Gastrodia elata Blume. Let's talk about the efficacy of Gastrodia elata.

What effect does Gastrodia elata have?

First: calming the liver and calming the wind, Tianma Nature moistening liquid, can nourish the blood and calming the wind, can treat headache and vertigo caused by blood deficiency and internal movement of liver wind, can also be used for infantile convulsion, epilepsy and tetanus.

Second: dispel wind and relieve pain, used for vertigo, headache, numbness and hemiplegia caused by wind phlegm.

Third: prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, can increase cerebral blood flow, reduce cerebral vascular resistance, mild contraction of cerebral vessels, increase coronary flow.

matters needing attention

Gastrodia elata should not be fried together for a long time. The main component of Gastrodia elata is gastrodin, which is very volatile when heated. Gastrodia elata and other drugs will lose the effective components of sedation and analgesia due to heat. Therefore, it is best to use a small amount of water to moisten Gastrodia elata, cut it into thin slices after softening, dry it in the air or dry it in the sun and grind it into powder. Take it with decocted decoction, or grind it into pill or powder.