钩藤又叫莺爪风,由于这种植物的叶腋处有弯钩,因而得名。中医认为钩藤性味甘、微寒,入肝、心包经,有清热平肝、熄风定惊的功效。近代的很多医家都将钩藤用于治疗头晕目眩、两胁疼痛等症,也就是现在所说的高血压伴随症状,并取得了良好的疗效。在《红楼梦》的第79回中,有这样一个情节:薛蟠之妻夏金桂为了在薛家取得压制众人的统治地位,借酒 Uncaria vine is also called Ying claw wind, because of this plant leaf axils have hooks, hence the name. Chinese medicine that hook Unnatural sweet, slightly cold, liver, pericardium, heat Pinggan, Xifeng be scared effect. Many modern physicians will Uncaria for the treatment of dizziness, two threatening pain embolism, which is now that the symptoms associated with hypertension, and achieved good results. In the “Dream of Red Mansions,” the 79th back, there is such a plot: Xue Pan’s wife Xia Jingui in order to obtain suppression of the Xue family dominance, to drink