Ligusticum root (Gaoben)
Ligusticum sinense oliver (Fam. Apiaceae)
Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Ligustici
Botanical Name: 1. Ligusticum sinense oliver; 2. Ligusticum
jeholense Nakai et Kitag.
Common Name: Ligusticum root, Chinese lovage root.
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong
Bencao Jing.
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, decocted in water, or
in pills or powder form for internal use.
3. For
rheumatic arthralgia and other kinds of pain in the limbs and joints due to
Wind Cold Dampness, it is used with Radix Saposhnikoviae (Fang Feng), Rhizoma
Notoperygii (Qiang Huo), Radix Clematidis (Wei Ling Xian), and Rhizoma Atractylodis
(Cang Zhu).
Cautions & Contraindications: This
herb is contraindicated during heat syndromes, as well as in headache due to
blood deficiency.
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