Tian ma functional indications

Tian ma, the name of traditional Chinese medicine. It is the dry tuber of Tian ma Bl. It has the effects of stopping wind and spasm, calming liver Yang, dispelling wind and dredging collaterals. It is mainly used for internal movement of liver wind, convulsion, vertigo, headache, limb numbness, hand and foot failure, rheumatism and arthralgia, etc.

Stop wind and spasm, calm liver Yang, dispel wind and dredge collaterals.

1. Internal movement of liver wind, convulsion and convulsion: This product mainly enters the liver meridian, functions to stop wind and spasm, tastes sweet and moist, and has mild drug properties. Therefore, it can be used to treat liver wind internal movement, convulsion and convulsion of various causes, regardless of deficiency and excess of cold and heat.

2. Vertigo and headache: This product not only relieves liver wind, but also calms liver yang. It is an important medicine for the treatment of vertigo and headache. Regardless of deficiency syndrome and demonstration, it can be applied with different compatibility.

3. Limb numbness, hand and foot failure, rheumatism and arthralgia: This product can dispel external wind, dredge meridians and relieve pain. It is used to treat stroke, hand and foot failure, muscle and bone pain; Women's rheumatism, hand and foot failure; Rheumatism, arthralgia, unfavorable joint flexion and extension, etc.

Morphological characteristics of Tian ma

Perennial parasitic herb, 60-100cm high. The whole plant does not contain chlorophyll. The tuber is plump, fleshy and oblong, about 10cm long and 3-4.5cm in diameter, with less obvious links. The stem is cylindrical, yellow and red. The lower part of the leaf sheath is 2 cm-1-2 cm long, and the stem is thin, with scales. Racemes terminal, 10-30cm long, yellow and red flowers; Pedicel short, 2-3mm long; Bracts membranous, narrowly lanceolate or linear, long elliptic, about 1cm long; Perianth tube is crooked, pot shaped, mouth oblique, slightly expanded at the lower side of the base, apex 5-lobed, lobes small, triangular; The labellum is 2 / 3 higher than the perianth tube, with 3 lobes, the central lobe is large, and its base is short petiole in the perianth tube; Pistil column 5-6mm long, apex with 2 small appendages; Ovary obovate, ovary stalk twisted. Capsule oblong to oblong obovate, about 15mm long, with short stalk. The seeds are numerous and fine, in the form of dust. The flowering period is from June to July and the fruiting period is from July to August.