Chuan Xiong (Szechuan Lovage Root)

Herb 4 of 34 in Herbs that Invigorate Blood and Remove Stagnation

Channels:

LIV, GB, PER

Properties:

Spicy, Warm

Latin:

Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong

Chinese:

川芎

Tone Marks:

chuān xiōng

Chinese Herb Actions

• Invigorates Blood and Moves Qi
  One of the most effective herbs for all Blood and Qi stasis patterns. For Gynecological disorders like irregular menses, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, difficult labor, postpartum abdominal pain and retained lochia
• Expels Wind and Relieves Pain
  A top herb for all headaches due to Wind-Cold, Wind-Heat, Wind-Damp, Blood Stagnation and Blood Deficiency. Also for dizziness due to wind. Relieves pain associated with Qi and Blood Stasis including pain in the chest, flanks, hypochondria, muscles and joints. For numbness, paralysis, chronic non-healing sores with or without pus, and Bi Zheng.

Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions

• Use with caution during pregnancy
• Avoid in patients with excess menses or prone to bleeding
• Do not use for Yin deficiency Fire with a red tongue and dry mouth

Herb-Drug Interactions

• Chuan Xiong may interfere with Anti-Coagulating drugs.

Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose

• Rare cases of shortened time between menses, menorrhagia, urinary frequency, abdominal tingling and pain, headache, vomiting and painful urination
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Chinese Herb Dosage

• 3-9 grams in decoction, 1-1.5 grams as powder (Bensky)
• 3-10 grams in decoction, 1-1.5 grams in powder (Chen)

This Herb Appears in the Following Formulas:

• Ba Zhen Tang (Eight Treasure Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Tonify the Qi and Blood
• Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang (Tonify the Yang to Restore Five Tenths Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Invigorate the Blood and Dispel Blood Stasis
• Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Powder to be Taken with Green Tea)
  Category: Formulas that Release Exterior Disorders with Head and Neck Symptoms
• Dang Gui Shao Yao San (Tangkuei and Peony Powder)
  Category: Formulas that Tonify the Blood
• Die Da Wan (Trauma Pill)
  Category: Formulas that Invigorate the Blood in the Treatment of Traumatic Injury
• Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang (Angelica Pubescens and Sangjisheng Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Dispel Wind-Dampness
• Fang Feng Tong Sheng San (Ledebouriella Powder that Sagely Unblocks)
  Category: Formulas that Release Exterior-Interior Excess
• Hai Zao Yu Hu Tang (Sargassum Decoction for the Jade Flask)
  Category: Formulas that Transform Phlegm and Dissipate Nodules
• Jiao ai Tang (Ass Hide Gelatin and Mugwort Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Tonify and Stop Bleeding
• Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang (Nine Herb Decoction with Notopterygium)
  Category: Formulas that Release Exterior Cold
• Juan Bi Tang (Remove Painful Obstruction Decoction from Medical Revelations)
  Category: Formulas that Dispel Wind-Dampness
• Qiang Huo Sheng Shi Tang (Notopterygium Decoction to Overcome Dampness)
  Category: Formulas that Dispel Wind-Dampness
• Ren Shen Bai Du San (Ginseng Powder to Overcome Pathogenic Influences)
  Category: Formulas that Release Exterior Disorders with Interior Deficiency
• Sheng Hua Tang (Generation and Transformation Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Warm the Menses and Dispel Blood Stasis
• Shi Quan Da Bu Tang (All-Inclusive Great Tonifying Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Tonify the Qi and Blood
• Si Wu Tang (Four Substance Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Tonify the Blood
• Suan Zao Ren Tang (Sour Jujube Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit
• Wen Jing Tang (Warm the Menses Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Warm the Menses and Dispel Blood Stasis
• Wu Ji San (Five Accumulation Powder)
  Category: Formulas that Release Exterior-Interior Excess
• Xiao Xu Ming Tang (Minor Prolong Life Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Release Wind from the Skin and Channels
• Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang (Drive Out Stasis in the Mansion of Blood Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Invigorate the Blood and Dispel Blood Stasis
• Yue Ju Wan (Escape Restraint Pill)
  Category: Formulas that Promote the Movement of Qi
• Zai Zao San (Renewal Powder)
  Category: Formulas that Release Exterior Disorders with Interior Deficiency