Ligusticum sinense, Gao Ben 藁本

Chinese Lovage
Gao Ben (TCM)
Picture 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

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
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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

Cautions:


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

Main Preparations used: