Description

Gastrodia, Gastrodia Elata, Tall Gastrodia Tuber, Herb, Herbs, Chinese Herbs Rhizoma Gastrodiae. English:Tall Gastrodia Tuber Boatnical source: dry tuber of Gastrodia elata BL.(Gastrodia elata Blume;Gastrodia elata BI.) or Gastrodia elata ***** Madino Fam:Orchidaceae. Latin Name:Rhizoma Gastrodiae, Tian Ma, Gastrodia HS code:*******2 Other Names: Ming Tianma, BaiLong Cao(White Dragon Grass), Chi Jian Gen(Red Arrow Root);Gastrodia Tuber;Rhizoma Gastrodiae, Chi Jian, Ding Feng ***** ma, Gastrodia Tuber, Rhizoma Gastrodiae Elatae(Pharmaceutical name). Flavor & Property:Sweet; neutral Effects:Relieves convulsion, clams the liver and relieves pain Habitat:Mainly in provinces such as Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou. Cultivated now in many places in China. Collection: dig in winter or spring, and named accordingly as DongMa(winter Ma) or ChunMa(spring Ma); get off outer skin and dried.Dig up root tubers from early November to early April; wash clean immediately; remove cork; steam root tubers thoroughly