Gao Ben
| Gao Ben in TCM:Explore the properties of Gao Ben according to Chinese Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: ligusticum, chinese ligusticum rhizome, jehlo ligusticum rhizome, Chinese lovage root
Pharmacuetical Name: Rhizoma Ligustici
Properties: acrid, warm
Temperature: warm
Channels: UB, LV
Flavors: pungent
Special Properties: disperses cold, clears damp, disperses wind, alleviates bi syndrome
Actions / Indications:
- Expels wind; disperses cold (wind-cold syndrome,
headache due to dampness use with chuan xiong
and xi xin especially for tai yang and jue
yin headaches)
- Disperse wind-cold-damp bi (wind-cold-damp bi obstructing
circulation)
Special Notes:
- Pharmacologically Gao Ben is an antibiotic and anti-pyretic and anti-inflammatory effects
- Frontal and migraine headaches (Tai Yang and Jue Yin), combine with Xi Xin, Shi Gao, and Bai Zhi
Contraindications:
- (cc: headaches due to blood or yin deficiency)
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