Ligusticum chuanxiong, Chuan Xiong 川芎
Sichuan Lovage
Chuan Xiong (TCM)
Chuan Xiong (TCM)
Sichuan Lovage Chuan Xiong whole and sliced root (Adam 2017)
Botanical name:
Ligusticum chuanxiong (syn. L. wallichi, L. striatum)
Parts used:
Root
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Pungent
Classifications:
K. Medicines which Move the Blood
Ligusticum chuanxiong (syn. L. wallichi, L. striatum)
Parts used:
Root
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Pungent
Classifications:
K. Medicines which Move the Blood
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Uses:
1. Moves Blood and Qi, Eases Pain:
-Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea
-difficult Labor; retained Lochia
-pain in the Chest, Flank or Hypochondria
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
Dose:
Decoction: 3–9 grams
Powder: 1–2 grams, taken with wine to move the Blood
Preparation:
... available in PRO version
Decoction: 3–9 grams
Powder: 1–2 grams, taken with wine to move the Blood
Preparation:
... available in PRO version
Main Combinations:
Blood, Blood Stasis
1. Nourish the Liver and Blood, and regulate Menstruation, Ligusticum Chuan Xiong with ... available in PRO version
2. To clear Blood stasis, ... available in PRO version
Obstetrics:
3. Abdominal pain during Pregnancy, Ligusticum Chuan Xiong with ... available in PRO version
4. Threatened Miscarriage with abdominal pain and vaginal discharge, ... available in PRO version
5. Postpartum stasis, with pain, combine Ligusticum Chuan Xiong with ... available in PRO version
6. Postpartum retention of Lochia, Ligusticum Chuan Xiong with ... available in PRO version
Head
7. Headache:
i. general combination for Headache, Ligusticum Chuan Xiong with ... available in PRO version
ii. Acute Wind, Ligusticum Chuan Xiong with ... available in PRO version
iii. Acute Wind, with Vertigo, running nose, hoarse voice, Ligusticum Chuan Xiong with ... available in PRO version
iv. Acute Wind-Cold, Ligusticum Chuan Xiong with ... available in PRO version
v. Acute Wind-Heat, ... available in PRO version
vi. from Liver Heat, ... available in PRO version
vii. from Blood stagnation, Ligusticum Chuan Xiong with ... available in PRO version
8. Dizziness, Vertigo, Migraine:
i. ... available in PRO version
ii. ... available in PRO version
9. Insomnia with Irritability:
i. Ligusticum Chuan Xiong with ... available in PRO version
Other:
10. Wind-Damp joint pain, Ligusticum Chuan Xiong with ... available in PRO version
11. Stroke with Hemiplegia, Numbness, loss of Speech, Ligusticum Chuan Xiong with ... available in PRO version
Major Formulas:
Si Wu Tang
Shi Quan Da Bu Tang
Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang
Fang Feng Tong Sheng San
Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang
Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang
Chai Hu Shu Gan San
Dang Gui Shao Yan San
Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San
Qin Jiao Tian Ma Tang
Sheng Hua Tang
Die Da Wan
Zai Zao San
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Cautions:
1. Use with caution during Pregnancy, generally not more than 3 grams in decoction.
2. Bleeding disorders; heavy Menstrual Bleeding
3. Yin deficient Fire; red tongue with dry mouth.
Drug Interactions:
1. Antagonizes Cornus Shan Zhu Yu and Astragalus Huang Qi; Counteracts Coptis Huang Lian; Incompatible with Veratrum Li Lu.
2. Use with care in people taking Warfarin and other Blood thinners.
Main Preparations used:
1. Use with caution during Pregnancy, generally not more than 3 grams in decoction.
2. Bleeding disorders; heavy Menstrual Bleeding
3. Yin deficient Fire; red tongue with dry mouth.
Drug Interactions:
1. Antagonizes Cornus Shan Zhu Yu and Astragalus Huang Qi; Counteracts Coptis Huang Lian; Incompatible with Veratrum Li Lu.
2. Use with care in people taking Warfarin and other Blood thinners.
Main Preparations used: