Gastrodia elata

Jeoung-Hee H, Dong-Ung L, Jae-Tae L, et al. Hydroxybenzaldehyde from Gastrodia elata Bl. is active in the antioxidation and GABAergic neuromodulation of the rat brain. J Ethnopharmacol 2000 73 329-333. 

Tall Gastrodla 20 known compounds Orchidaceae (GASTRODIA ELATA BLUME)... 

Gastrodia elata Blume G. elata Blume f. pallens (Kitag.) Tuyama Tian Ma (root) Vanillyl alcohol, vanilin, vitamin A, gastrodin.33 Anticonvulsive, sedative, analgesic effect. 

Gastrodia elata Blume f. pallens (Kitaiig.) Tuyama, G. elata Blume... 

G. manshurica, G. olivieri, G. scabra, G. squarrosa, G. triflora Gastrodia elata... 

GABA is converted to succinic semialdehyde [via GABA transaminase (GABAT) + pyri-doxal phosphate] which is thence oxidized to succinic acid which is further oxidized via the TCA cycle. 4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde from Gastrodia elata (Orchidaceae), a plant with antiepileptic properties, is an inhibitor of GABAT, as is the synthetic antiepileptic valproic acid (2-propenylpropanoic acid) (Table 6.6). 

For headache and vertigo, add Rhizoma Gastrodiae Elatae Tian Ma), Ramulus Uncariae Cum Uncis Gou Teng), and Flos Chrysanthemi Morifolii (Ju Hua). 

For infantile convulsions, add Ramulus Uncariae Cum Uncis (Gou Teng), Rhizoma Gastrodiae Elatae (Tian Ma), and Bombyx Batryticatus (Jiang Can). 

It is a Gastrodia elata and U. rhynchophylla decoction that has been used for centuries as TCM for the treatment of hypertension, convulsions, and epilepsy [29], Clinical studies carried out by Chen-guang et al. showed its potential antihypertensive effect [30] and antiproliferative effect [31]. 

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