Ligusticum sinense, Gao Ben 藁本

Chinese Lovage
Gao Ben (TCM)
Ligusticum sinense
Hooker, W.J., Hooker, J.D., Icones Plantarum (1891)

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Botanical name:
Ligusticum spp.
  1. L. sinense
  2. L. jeholense
  3. L. tenuissimum

Parts used:
Root

Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Pungent

Classification:
A. Clear Exterior Wind-Cold

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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 Spine

3. Warms the Stomach, Clears Damp:
-indigestion, poor appetite, nausea
-abdominal pain or discomfort from Damp
-Diarrhea frfom Wind-Cold affecting the Stomach
-Hernia

4. Externally:
-as a wash for spots, acne, rosacea and freckles


Dose:
Powder: 1–3 grams

Substitute:
... available in PRO version

Main Combinations:
1. External Wind-Cold:
i. Ligusticum sinense Gao Ben with ... available in PRO version
2. Headaches:
i. acute Wind-Cold, Ligusticum sinense Gao Ben with ... available in PRO version
ii. Wind-Damp, Ligusticum sinense Gao Ben with ... available in PRO version
iii. Wind-Cold Ligusticum sinense Gao Ben with ... available in PRO version
3. Acute Joint Pain from Wind-Cold-Damp, Ligusticum sinense Gao Ben with ... available in PRO version
4. Acute Wind-Damp back and joint pain, Ligusticum sinense Gao Ben with ... available in PRO version
5. Stomach Damp:
i. Ligusticum sinense Gao Ben with ... available in PRO version
ii. Ligusticum sinense Gao Ben with ... available in PRO version
6. Damp affecting the upper body, Ligusticum sinense Gao Ben with ... available in PRO version
7. Hernia from Wind-Cold, Ligusticum sinense Gao Ben with ... available in PRO version
8. Externally as a wash or ointment to beautify the skin and improve complexion, ... available in PRO version

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Cautions:
1. Not for Wind-Heat conditions
2. Not for Headache from Blood deficiency

Main Preparations used: