Gastrodia
Gastrodia is a genus of achlorophyllous orchid with about 40 species. It is a traditional Chinese herb, Tian Ma (Chinese: 天麻)， and is commonly used in China to treat hypertension, improve circulation and resolve headaches. But appears exclusively as an allergy herb in Allerphase and is largely responsible for the formula's ability to relieve brain fog- one of the main symptoms of allergies. According to "Nutrition Review," "Gastrodia root has been shown to exert novel pain relief and inflammatory-mediating activities, as well as in vivo and in vitro inhibitory activity on nitric oxide (NO) production." [2] [3]
Species
- Gastrodia abscondita
- Gastrodia africana
- Gastrodia angusta
- Gastrodia antennifera
- Gastrodia arunachalensis
- Gastrodia autumnalis
- Gastrodia boninensis
- Gastrodia callosa
- Gastrodia celebica
- Gastrodia crassisepala
- Gastrodia crebriflora
- Gastrodia crispa
- Gastrodia cunninghamii
- Gastrodia dioscoreirrhiza
- Gastrodia dyeriana
- Gastrodia elata
- Gastrodia entomogama
- Gastrodia exilis
- Gastrodia falconeri
- Gastrodia fimbriata
- Gastrodia flavilabella
- Gastrodia foetida
- Gastrodia fontinalis
- Gastrodia gracilis
- Gastrodia grandilabris
- Gastrodia hasseltii
- Gastrodia hayatae
- Gastrodia hectori
- Gastrodia hiemalis
- Gastrodia holttumii
- Gastrodia javanica
- Gastrodia lacista
- Gastrodia leucopetala
- Gastrodia lutea
- Gastrodia madagascariensis
- Gastrodia mairei
- Gastrodia malayana
- Gastrodia menghaiensis
- Gastrodia minor
- Gastrodia nipponica
- Gastrodia orobanchoides
- Gastrodia ovata
- Gastrodia pallens
- Gastrodia papuana
- Gastrodia peichatieniana
- Gastrodia procera
- Gastrodia queenslandica
- Gastrodia schinziana
- Gastrodia sesamoides
- Gastrodia shikokiana
- Gastrodia shimizuana
- Gastrodia siamensis
- Gastrodia stapfii
- Gastrodia taiensis
- Gastrodia taiwaniana
- Gastrodia tuberculata
- Gastrodia urceolata
- Gastrodia verrucosa
- Gastrodia vescula
- Gastrodia viridis
- Gastrodia zeylanica
References
- ^ " New plant and animal species found in Vietnam" CNN. September 27, 2007.
- ^ Jim English (2010). "Traditional Chinese Herbs for Arthritis" (in English). Nutrition Review 5 (2). http://www.nutritionreview.org/library/arthritissupport.php. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
- ^ tian ma