Formulas that expel or calm wind
Ling yang gou teng tang
Antelope Horn and Uncaria Decoction
- Chinese name
- 羚羊钩藤汤
- Group
- Formulas that expel or calm wind
- English name
- Antelope Horn and Uncaria Combination
Antispasmodic and blood-pressure-lowering: calms internal liver wind and cools heat.
Indications
For internal heat with liver wind: high fever, high blood pressure, eclampsia after childbirth, convulsions with confusion, a stiff neck and coma.
Ingredients
| Ingredients | Amount |
|---|---|
| Saiga antelope horn (ling yang jiao)animal | 1–3 g |
| Gou teng (uncaria) | 9–12 g |
| Mulberry leaf (sang ye) | 6–9 g |
| Fritillaria (chuan bei mu) | 9–12 g |
| Raw rehmannia (sheng di huang) | 9–15 g |
| Chrysanthemum (ju hua) | 9–12 g |
| White peony root (bai shao) | 6–9 g |
| Licorice root (gan cao) | 1–3 g |
| Fu shen (poria with pine root) | 9–12 g |
| Bamboo shavings (zhu ru) | 6–9 g |
- Tongue
- red and dry with spots
- Pulse
- tight, wiry and rapid
Variations
- For high blood pressure, headache and dizziness: add long dan cao, self-heal, oyster shell and tian ma.
- For exhausted body fluids: add donkey-hide gelatin, mai men dong and xuan shen.
Note
Saiga antelopes are critically endangered and trade in their horn is banned (CITES).