Ligusticum sinense, Gao Ben Ligusticum sinense, Gao Ben 藁本 Chinese LovageGao Ben (TCM) Hooker, W.J., Hooker, J.D., Icones Plantarum (1891) Botanical name: Ligusticum spp. L. sinense L. jeholense L. tenuissimum Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Classification: A. Clear Exterior Wind-Cold Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Cold, Clears the Exterior:-Wind-Cold common Cold or Flu-acute Headache, Headache on the crown or vertex, or neuralgia of the Teeth or Jaw-Nasal Congestion, Rhinitis-“It treats severe intermittent Headache” (Shen Nong Ben Cao)-“Beautifies the complexion” (Shen Nong Ben Cao)-“prevents attacks of climatic pathogenic factors such as fog and dew and moisture” (Ming Yi Bie Lu) 2. Clears Wind-Damp, Eases Pain: -wind-Cold-Damp painful obstructions, Arthritis, Rheumatism-acute Lower Back pain, Rigidity of the Spine3. Warms the Stomach, Clears Damp:-indigestion, poor appetite, nausea-abdominal pain or discomfort from Damp-Diarrhea frfom Wind-Cold affecting the Stomach-Hernia4. Externally:-as a wash for spots, acne, rosacea and freckles Dose: Decoction: 3–9 gramsPowder: 1–3 grams Substitute: “Generally, people use the fibrous root of Xiongqiong [Ligusticum Chuan Xiong] as a substitute, as it is similar in shape as well as in function” (Tao Hong Jing) Main Combinations: 1. External Wind-Cold:i. Ligusticum sinense Gao Ben with Headache at the Vertex, stiff Neck or Toothache, with Asarum…

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