Ligusticum chuanxiong, Chuan Xiong ๅท่ Sichuan LovageChuan Xiong (TCM) Sichuan Lovage Chuan Xiong whole and sliced root (Adam 2017) Botanical name: Ligusticum chuanxiong (syn. L. wallichi, L. striatum, Conioselinum anthriscoides) Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classifications: K. Medicines which Move the Blood Uses: 1. Moves Blood and Qi, Eases Pain: -Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea-difficult Labor; retained Lochia-pain in the Chest, Flank or Hypochondria-as an aid in Arthralgia, and muscular pain.“blood disorders of all types”. (Da Ming)-“amenorrhea with sterility in woman”. (Shen Nong Ben Cao)-“disperses a retained placenta”. (Zhen Quan)-“treats arthralgia with contraction of the tendons due to attack of pathogenic Cold”. (Shen Nong Ben Cao)-“relieves abdominal distention and pain due to attack of pathogenic Cold”. (Ming Yi Bie Lu) 2. Moves the Blood, Settles Wind, Eases Pain: -special herb for Headache from Wind, Cold, Damp or Blood stagnation (depending on the herbs it is used with)-Dizziness-various types of pain associated with Wind and Blood stagnation (fixed, sharp stabbing pain)-skin conditions associated with Wind; itchiness, dryness-“good for treating headache due to invasion of pathogenic Wind”. (Shen Nong Ben Cao)-“good for treating diseases due to all sorts of invasion of pathogenic Wind”. (Da Ming)-“regulates all the Channels and blood vessels,…
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