Ligusticum
root (Gaoben)
Pharmaceutical Name : Rhizoma Ligustici
Botanical Name: 1. Ligusticum sinense oliver;
2. Ligusticum jeholense Nakai et Kitag.
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao
Jing
Common Name: Ligusticum root
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The roots are dug in spring.
After the fibrous roots have been removed,
they are dried in the sun. Then, after soaking
them in water, the roots are cut into slices.
Properties & Taste : Pungent and warm
Meridians: Urinary bladder
Functions:
1. To expel cold and release the exterior;
2. To expel wind and dampness;
3. To stop pain
Indications & Combinations:
1. Headache due to invasion by wind and cold
manifested by pain at the vertex and migraine
headache. Ligusticum root (Gaoben) is used
with Dahurian angelica root (Baizhi) and Chuanxiong
rhizome (Chuanxiong).
2. Wind-cold-damp bi syndrome manifested
as joint pain and pain in the limbs. Ligusticum
root (Gaoben) is used with Ledebouriella root
(Fangfeng), Notopterygium root (Qianghuo),
Clematis root (Weilingxian) and Atractylodes
rhizome (Cangzhu).
Dosage: 2-10 g
Cautions & Contraindications: This herb
is contraindicated during heat syndromes,
as well as in headache due to blood deficiency.
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