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| Chinese Name |
Chuanxiong |
| Latin |
Rhizoma Chuanxiong |
| English Name |
Szechwan Lovage Rhizome |
| Key Characteristics |
Herb that actives blood and kill pain |
| Source |
Dried rhizome of Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort. (Fam. Umbelliferae).
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| Property, Flavor and Meridians Entered |
Acrid, warm; Liver, Gallbladder, Pericardium
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| Actions |
To promote the flow of blood and qi, dispel wind and kill pain
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| Indications |
Menstrual disorders, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, abdominal pain with mass formation, stabbing pain in the chest and hypochondria regions, injury from knock and fall, headache, arthralagia due to wind and dampness, in addition, used for angina pectoris and functional uterine bleeding
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| Precaution |
Use with caution during pregnancy, or in those who bleed easily or have profuse menses, and with fire from yin deficiency |
| Chemical Composition |
It contains alkaloids, vitamin A, folic acid, etc.
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