Can Gastrodia elata and Ganoderma lucidum be eaten together

Gastrodia elata and Ganoderma lucidum are both common medicinal herbs and are often used in daily life. Especially if one is physically weak, the effect of using Gastrodia elata and Ganoderma lucidum for conditioning can be better. So Gastrodia elata and Ganoderma lucidum can of course be taken together.

1. Ganoderma lucidum is a precious traditional Chinese medicinal material with thousands of years of medicinal history and has high medicinal value. Decades of modern pharmacology research by scientific research institutions have confirmed that Ganoderma lucidum has significant therapeutic effects on enhancing human immunity, regulating blood sugar, controlling blood pressure, assisting tumor radiotherapy and chemotherapy, protecting the liver, and promoting sleep.

2. Gastrodia elata is a famous Chinese medicinal material. It has been used as medicine more than 2,000 years ago, and the ones produced in Zhaotong, Yunnan are the best. Rich in gastrodin, vanillin, protein, amino acids and trace elements. It is pungent, warm, non-toxic, and has the effects of anti-epileptic, anti-palpitation, anti-rheumatic, sedative, antispasmodic, analgesic, tonic, calming the liver and calming wind. Functions and indications: soothes the liver, relieves wind and stops convulsions. Used for headache, dizziness, limb numbness, epilepsy, convulsions, and tetanus. Dizziness, neurasthenia, wind-cold-dampness arthritis, infantile convulsions, etc. Clinical applications have proven that the two medicines have significant therapeutic effects on vascular neurotic headaches, sequelae of concussion, etc. Opinions and suggestions: There are no contraindications in the compatibility of the two medicines, and they can be taken together.

3. When using Gastrodia elata, you should pay attention to the following points:

1. Patients with loss of body fluids, blood deficiency, yin deficiency, etc. should use Gastrodia elata with caution.

2. Pay attention to the compatibility application. "Bencao Yanyi" records that "Gastrodia elata must be used together with other medicines to show its efficacy." Doctors in ancient and modern times rarely use Gastrodia elata alone, but mostly formulate prescriptions based on different diseases and symptoms. Such as: Pinellia, Atractylodes and Gastrodia Decoction, Gastrodia elata drink, Gastrodia elata pills, etc. Clinically proven, the effect of using Gastrodia elata alone is poor or uncertain.

3. Even when using Gastrodia elata for symptoms such as hyperactivity of liver yang and phlegm blocking the meridians, it is necessary to carefully examine the condition, grasp the pathogenesis, and add or subtract medicine according to the symptoms in order to achieve a good therapeutic effect.

4. Gastrodia elata should not be decocted for a long time. The main component of Gastrodia elata is gastrodin, which is very volatile when heated. When Gastrodia elata is decocted together with other medicines, the effective sedative and analgesic ingredients will be lost due to the heat. Therefore, it is best to moisten Gastrodia elata with a small amount of water first, cut it into thin slices after softening, dry it in the air or in the sun, grind it into powder, take it with the decocted medicine, or grind it into powder and make it into pills or powder for consumption.