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Gastrodia elata

Common Name
Ch'Ih Chien; T'Ien Ma; Huan T'Ung Tzu; Onino-Yagara

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Uses for this plant.
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Activity Country/Region Reference
Ache(Head) China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Ache(Head) Japan Kimura, Koiti. 1962. Japanese medicinal plants. vol. 1 (Revised ed.). Hirokawa Publishing Co., Tokyo.
Ache(Head) China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Ache(Head) China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Amnesia China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Aphrodisiac China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Apprehension China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Arthritis China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Carminative China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Circulation China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Convulsion China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Diarrhea China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Epilepsy China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Fainting China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Fever China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Lumbago China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Memory China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Myoneuralgia China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Nerves China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Neuralgia China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.