Tian Ma
| Tian Ma in TCM:Explore the properties of Tian Ma according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: trichosanthes root, snake gourd root
Pharmacuetical Name: Radix Trichosanthis
Properties: bitter, slightly sweet, cold
Temperature: cold
Channels: LV
Flavors: sweet, bitter
Special Properties:
disperses wind, alleviates bi syndrome
Actions / Indications:
- Extinguishes wind; controls spasms and convulsions
(tremors, LV wind; Convulsions due to heat or cold: childhood convulsions,
opisthotonus, epilepsy, wind-stroke)
- Calms LV; pacifies LYR (LYR induced headache, dizziness,
migraines; wind-stroke; modern use for hypertension)
- Dispel painful obstruction; unblocks collaterals
(arthritic pain, wind-damp bi with pain and numbness of lower back and
extremities; hemiplegia due to windstroke, numbness of extremities)
Special Notes:
- Compare to gou teng
- For bi syndrome combine tian ma with cao wu.
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