Medicinals
gǎo běn / 藁本 / 藁本 / Chinese lovage [root];
Latin pharmacognostic name: Ligustici Rhizoma
Alternate English names: Chinese ligusticum [root]
Alternate Chinese names:
Origin: Plant
Use: medicinal
Category: Exterior-resolving agents / Warm acrid exterior-resolving agents
Properties: Acrid; warm.
Channel entry: bladder channels.
Indications:
- Effuses the exterior and disperses cold; relieves pain: Headache, in particular acute vertex headache, headache with pain stretching into the teeth, and hemilateral headache due to external contraction of wind-cold.
- Dispels wind-damp and relieves pain: Wind-cold; damp impediment with joint pain.
Dosage & Method:
Oral: 3–10g in decoctions.
Warning:
Contraindicated in blood vacuity headache and heat patterns.
Quality:
The best quality is yellow in color, with a hollow core and has a clean shiny appearance.
Product Area:
Liáoníng, Shānxī, Shǎnxī (Shaanxi), Húběi, and Sìchuān.
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