Chuan Xiong
川芎 chuān xiōng, "sichuan lovage root"

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Regulate the Blood

Invigorate the Blood

Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

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	Tastes: Acrid		Dosage: 3-9g; 1-1.5g in powder

	Cautions: Use with caution during pregnancy, or in those who bleed easily or have profuse menses. Inappropriate for those with fire from yin deficiency or with a red, dry tongue and a dry mouth. See Toxicity. avoid use during Pregnancy		Meridians: Liver , Pericardium , Gall Bladder
	Preparation: No preparation data at this time		Quality: Consists of large, fleshy, soiled, and heavy rhizomes with an intense aroma and a bitter and acrid taste that turns slightly sweet. Thin, loose rhizomes with a black surface and greyish white cross section, and a weak aroma are of inferior quality.
	Reference Source: Divine Husbandman's Classic of the Materia Medica Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (68) ài fù nuǎn gōng wán (Mugwort and Prepared Aconite Pill for Warming the Womb) bā zhēn tāng (Eight Treasure Decoction) bā zhēn yì mǔ wán (Eight Treasure Pill to Benefit Mothers) bǔ gān tāng (Tonify the Liver Decoction) chái hú qīng gān tāng (Bupleurum Decoction to Clear the Liver) chái hú shū gān sǎn (Bupleurum Powder to Spread the Liver) chái hú sì wù tāng (Bupleurum and Four Substance Decoction) chuān xiōng chá tiáo sǎn (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Powder to be Taken with Gree) dà fáng fēng tāng (Major Ledebouriella Decoction) dà qiāng huó tāng (Major Notopterygium Decoction) dà qín jiāo tāng (Major Gentiana Qinjiao Decoction) dāng guī sǎn (Tangkuei Powder) dāng guī sháo yào sǎn (Tangkuei and Peony Powder) diē dǎ wán (Trauma Pill) dīng xiāng jiāo ài tāng (Clove, Ass-Hide Gelatin, and Mugwort Decoction) dú huó jì shēng tāng (Angelica Pubescens and Sang-Ji-Sheng Decoction) fáng fēng tōng shèng sǎn (Ledebouriella Powder that Sagely Unblocks) gé xià zhú yū tāng (Drive Out Blood Stasis Below the Diaphragm Decoction) guò qī yǐn (Delayed Menstruation Decoction) hǎi zǎo yù hú tāng (Sargassum Decoction for the Jade Flask) jiā wèi sì wù tāng (Augmented Four Substance Decoction) jiā wèi xiāng sū sǎn (Augmented Cyperus and Perilla Leaf Powder) jiāo ài tāng (Ass-Hide Gelatin and Mugwort Decoction) jīng fáng bài dú sǎn (Schizonepeta & Ledebouriella Powder to Overcome Pathogenic Influences) jiǔ wèi qiāng huó tāng (Nine-herb Decoction with Notopterygium) Jiǔ wèi qiāng huó tāng (Nine-Herb Decoction with Notopterygium from the Analytic Collection) juān bì tāng (Remove Painful Obstruction Decoction) niú huáng shàng qīng wán (Cattle Gallstone Pill to Ascend and Clear) qiāng huó shèng shī tāng (Notopterygium Decoction to Overcome Dampness) qín lián sì wù tāng (Four-Substance Decoction with Scutellaria and Coptis) qū fēng zhì bǎo dān (Greatest Treasure Special Pill to Dispel Wind) rén shēn bài dú sǎn (Ginseng Power to Overcome Pathogenic Influences) sān bì tāng (Three Painful Obstruction Decoction) sān huáng sì wù tāng (Three-Yellow and Four-Substance Decoction) shào fū zhú yū tāng (Drive Out Blood Stasis in the Lower Abdomen Decoction) shēng huà tāng (Generation and Transformation Decoction ) shèng yù tāng (Sage-Like Healing Decoction) shí hú yè guāng wán (Dendrobium Pill for Night Vision) shí quán dà bǔ tāng (All-Inclusive Great Tonifying Decoction) shū fēng huò xuè tāng (Disperse Wind and Invigorate Blood Decoction) shū jīng huó xuè tāng (Relax the Channels and Invigorate the Blood Decoction) sì wù tāng (Four-Substance Decoction) sì wù xiāo fēng yǐn (Eliminate Wind Decoction with the Four Substances) suān zǎo rén tāng (Sour Jujube Decoction) tài shān pán shí sǎn (Powder that Gives the Stability of Mount Tai) táo hóng sì wù tāng (Four-Substance Decoction with Safflower and Peach ) tōng qì sǎn (Unblock the Qi Powder) tōng qiào huó xuè tāng (Unblock the Orifices and Invigorate the Blood Decoction) tòu nóng sǎn (Discharge Pus Powder) wēi ruí tāng (Polygonatum Odoratum Decoction) wēn jīng tāng (Warm the Menses Decoction) wēn qīng yǐn (Warming and Clearing Decoction) wǔ jī sǎn (Five Accumulation Powder) wū yào shùn qì sǎn (Lindera Powder to Smooth the Flow of Qi) xià kū cǎo gāo (Prunella Syrup) xiāng bèi yǎng yíng tāng (Cyperus and Fritillaria Decoction to Nourish the Nutritive Qi) xiāo fēng sǎn (Eliminate Wind Powder from Imperial Grace Formulary) xiāo fēng sǎn (Eliminate Wind Powder from Effecctive Formulas) xiǎo xù mìng tāng (Minor Prolong Life Decoction) xiè qīng wán (Drain the Green Pill ) xīn yí sǎn (Magnolia Flower Powder) xù mìng tāng (Prolong Life Decoction) xuè fú zhú yū tāng (Drive Out Stasis in the Mansion of Blood Decoction) yì gān sǎn (Restrain the Liver Powder) yín qiáo bài dú sǎn (Honeysuckle and Forsythia Powder to Overcome Pathogenic Influences) yù zhú sǎn (Jade Candle Powder) yùe jū wán (Escape Restraint Pill) zài zào sǎn (Renewal Powder)

Family:

Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)

Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong, Rhizoma Chuanxiong

Botanical: Ligusticum chuanxiong HORT. (=Ligusticum wallichii FRANCH.)

Japanese: senkyū

Korean: cheongung

Common: Sichuan lovage root, cnidium, chuanxiong root

Temperature: Warm

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Promotes the movement of Qi and Alleviates pain. add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Expels Wind. add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Moves Qi upward to eliminate headache pain. add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Pain and soreness in the chest/flanks/hypochondria add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Variety of skin problems caused by wind add comment

	+1 Aumkar Mahabodha If fibromyalgia is also prescribed (if stasis) add comment

Chuan Xiong川芎 chuān xiōng, "sichuan lovage root"

Chuan Xiong
川芎 chuān xiōng, "sichuan lovage root"