Uncaria Powder

普濟本事方

Uncaria Stem with Hooks 0.5 liang; Aged Tangerine Peel (white removed) 0.5 liang; Pinellia (soaked in water, washed 7 times, thinly sliced, roasted/dried) 0.5 liang; Ophiopogon (briefly moistened with water, core removed) 0.5 liang; Poria (peel removed) 0.5 liang; Poria with Hostwood (wood removed) 0.5 liang; Ginseng (reed removed) 0.5 liang; Chrysanthemum (calyx and stem removed) 0.5 liang; Saposhnikovia (branching parts removed) 0.5 liang; Licorice 1 fen (honey-fried); Gypsum 1 liang (raw). (Puji Benshi Fang)

Grind into coarse powder; each dose 12 g, add 7 slices Fresh Ginger, decoct in water. (Modern usage: nine bowls of water decocted to three bowls; Uncaria is Add later and decocted for only 15 minutes; take one bowl warm after meals.)

湯劑

Calm the Liver and stop spasms.

Heat reversal of the Liver meridian, dizziness and blurred vision, distending pain in the chest and diaphragm, chest oppression and Qi stagnation, irritability, heat, agitation, and thirst, or sudden spasms, rolling of the eyes, feverish body with cold feet, or vomiting and diarrhea.

Liver yang hyperactivity (elevated blood pressure): add Tian Ma (Gastrodia rhizome), Chuan Niu Xi (Achyranthes root), Shi Jue Ming (Haliotis shell), Huang Qin (Scutellaria root), Zhi Zi (Gardenia fruit). -- Phlegm turbidity relatively abundant: add Tian Ma (Gastrodia rhizome), Bai Zhu (Atractylodes macrocephala rhizome), Ze Xie (Alisma rhizome). -- Severe headache: add Chuan Xiong (Ligusticum chuanxiong rhizome), Ge Gen (Pueraria root), Gao Ben (Ligusticum sinense rhizome).