Warm, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior
Gao Ben 藁本
Radix et Rhizoma Ligustici Chinensis Straw Weed, Chinese Lovage Root
Channels BL
Nature Warm Spicy
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Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Warm
- Nature & Flavour
- Spicy, Warm
- Channels Entered
- BL
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Radix et Rhizoma Ligustici Chinensis
- Chinese
- 藁本
- Tone Marks
- găo bĕn
- Translation
- Ligusticum root
Chinese Herb Actions
- Expels Wind-Cold and Stops Headache Used especially for vertex headache, or headache that travels from the vertex to the cheeks and teeth.
- Expels Wind and Stops Pain For joint pain, arthritic pain, and abdominal pain due to wind and cold.
- Treats Both Ends of the Du Mai Can treat acute lower back pain from exterior Wind-Cold invasion.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 3-9 grams.
- Part Used: root and rhizome.
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- This herb is very drYing, caution in patient's with Yin or blood Deficiency.
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.
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