If you are looking for an ingredient for dizziness, insomnia, anxiety, tinnitus or headache, this is an herb you HAVE TO know ~
Gastrodia was listed in the ancient Shennong Bencao Jing (ca. 100 A.D.) and was later classified by Tao Hong as a superior herb, meaning that it could be taken for a long time to protect the health and prolong life (as well as treating illnesses).
It was originally called chijian 赤箭, meaning red arrow, because of its red stem shaped like an arrow. Later it was named tianma 天麻, or heavenly hemp (ma, usually translated as hemp, refers to many plants that have fibrous stems, such as the well-known mahuang).
The traditional use of gastrodia is to calm internal wind and dispel invading wind, and invigorate circulation in the meridians; thereby treating headache, dizziness, vertigo, convulsions, paralysis, and arthralgia.
The gastrodia mushroom, Armillaria (also listed as Armillariella), is known in China as tianma mihuanjun 天麻蜜環菌. Like many other medicinal mushrooms, Armillaria contains immune-enhancing polysaccharides, but the amount of the gastrodia mushroom usually ingested is not sufficient to provide a substantial immune-enhancing action.
Gram for gram, the armillaria mushroom is more potent than the gastrodia tuber, mainly because it is the primary source of the active constituents. An exact quantitative comparison has not been determined, and may vary with the different therapeutic applications, but, generally speaking, the dosage of armillaria to be used is about half that of gastrodia tuber. Because these products are safe to use, armillaria can even be used in the same amount as the gastrodia rhizome it replaces in order to attain superior effects.
Suggested dosing info
Gastrodia tuber is traditionally given in decoction in doses of 3.0-10.0 grams per day; while the gastrodia mushroom (fermentation product) is given in the form of a powder in doses of 1.0-1.5 g each time, 2 times per day.
After extensive searching, BEMA has identified a Taiwanese Awarded Lab which grow and produce the Tianma Mihuangjun (Gastrodia Mushroom) with superior quality.
Product info (how to order)
If you use our dispensing service, you can now prescribe this item with our online system : www.tcmdispensary.com
If you dispense in your own clinic, you can order the powder from us with 100g per bottle.
Any questions? Feel free to call us at (604) 982-9198
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