1.ADHD: 86 cases of patients were treated with Fufang Goutengyin (Gouteng10g, Jiangchan5~10g, Nvzhenzi10g, Hanliancao10g, Honghua3g, Danshen5~10g, Zhenzhumu15~30g) as the treatment group. Another 40 cases were treated with Jingling oral liquid as the control group. Three months as one course of treatment for both groups, patients were taken medicine 1~2 course of treatment continually. Results: in the treatment group, 29 cases were cured, 42 cases had significant effect, 13 cases had effect, two cases were invalid, the overall effective rate was 98.8％, cured rate was 82.5％; in the control group, two cases were cured, eight cases had significant effect, 20 cases had effect, ten cases were invalid, the overall effective rate was 75％, cured rate was 25％. The effect of the two groups had significant difference. In the follow-up visit of year, only one case was recrudesced^[1].

2. Cluster headache syndrome: 32 cases of patients were treated with Goutengwugongjiejing decoction(Gouteng15g, Wugong, Caihu, Quanxie, Chuanxiong6g, Jiangchan12g, Juhua, Changpu10g). Results showed that 18 cases were cured, 12 cases’ condition had improved, two cases were invalid, the overall effective rate was 94%^[2].

3. Aural vertigo:  28 cases of patients were treated with Goutengzhexie decoction, this recipe consist of Gouteng40g, Zhexie40g, Chishi30g, Shengbaizhu30g, Jiangchan10g (12g Jiangbanxia and 20g Huoxiang were added into if nausea and vomiting accompany; 10g Shichangpu were added into if patient had obvious tinnitus; 30g Zhenzhume and 6g Wuweizi were added into if insomnia accompany ). Results: all patients' condition was stable after treatments. 16 patients' vertigo were disappeared when 1~3 prescriptions were taken, at the follow-up visit of half year, no relapse occurred; 12 patients' vertigo were disappeared when 4~7 prescriptions were taken, at the follow-up visit of half year, no relapse occurred^[3].

4. Essential hypertension: Patients were treated with Xinjiagouteng tablet(consist of Gouteng, Huangqin, Huanglian, Zhexie and Luhui, etc), three times a day, three tablet for each time, one month as one course of treatment. During the treatment, no other antihypertensive drugs were given. Results: after two weeks' treatment, eight cases had significant effect, 14 cases had effect, ten cases were invalid, the overall effective rate was 66.7％; after four weeks' treatment, 14 cases had significant effect, 11 cases had effect, the overall effective rate was 89.3％; at the end of the eighth week, only one case was invalid, the overall effective rate was 96.4％^[4].

5. Pertussis: 60 cases of patients were treated with 6g Gouteng and Bohe. The herbs were boiled with water and taken one prescription a day. Paroxysmal convulsive cough and duration had reduced after three prescriptions were taken; cough stopped when six prescriptions were taken^[5].

1.       Facial paralysis

2.       Dizziness due to hypertension, and neurotic headache

3.       Numbness of the whole body

4.       Hemiplegia

5.       Haematemesis

6.       Fetal irritability, eclampsia of pregnant women due to blood deficiency with wind-heat invasion

7.       Night crying of infants

Pharmacology Actions:
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[2] Tianjin drugs accounted for Inspection, Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs communication, 1974, (4): 216.

[3] Ting-xin Zhang et al., National Medical Journal of China, 1978, 58 (7): 408.

[4] Xie-xun Guo, Journal of Shanghai Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1959, (1): 46.

[5] Jie Chu et al., Pharmacology and Clinics of Chinese Materia Medica, 1993, 9 (4): 14.

[6] Jing-shan Shi et al., Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 1989, 3 (3): 205.

[7] Qi-hong Wei, Japanese Journal of Pharmacology, 1990, 95 (2): 47.

[8] Chang P. et al., J. Ethaopharmaool. 1989, 25 (2): 2.

[9] Endo K. Planta Med, 1983, 49 (3): 188.

[10] Xin-min Liu et al., Primary Journal of Chinese Materia Medica, 1990, 4 (11): 27.

[11] Xin-min Liu et al., Research of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1991, (2): 51.

[12] Jin-quan Shi, Kampo Medicine (Japan), 1986, 10 (1): 21.

[13] Guo-xiong Liu et al. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, 1983, 4 (2): 114.

[5]Li LiHua, Zuo ShuMin, Jin Huiru, et al. The report of Gouteng and Bohe in treatment of Pertussis in 60 cases. Hebei Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1988（4）:36.