Ligusticum Rhizome – 1 lb (454 g)

Ligusticum Rhizome, known in Chinese as 藁本 (Gǎoběn) and scientifically as Rhizoma Ligustici, is a valued herb in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). This TCM herb has been traditionally used to support natural wellness, maintain vitality, and encourage holistic balance. At TCMforyou.com, we provide premium-quality Ligusticum Rhizome carefully sourced to preserve its therapeutic properties.

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[Overview] This herb is also known as Gaomao, Gaoban, Weijing, and Wild Celery. It is the rhizome and root of plants from the Apiaceae family: Ligusticum sinense Oliv. or Ligusticum jeholense Nakai et Kitag. The former is mainly produced in Sichuan, Hubei, Hunan, and Shaanxi provinces; the latter is mainly produced in Hebei and Liaoning provinces. It is harvested in autumn when the stems and leaves wither or in early spring when new shoots emerge, then cleaned of soil and dried in the sun or by baking.

[Properties] Pungent in taste, warm in nature. Enters the Bladder meridian.

[Actions] Expels wind, disperses cold, removes dampness, relieves pain.

[Applications]
1. Used for external wind-cold headache, especially vertex headache, sometimes radiating to teeth and cheeks; often combined with Bai Zhi (Angelica dahurica), Xi Xin (Asarum), Chuan Xiong (Ligusticum chuanxiong). If wind-cold with dampness causes heavy headache, often combined with Qiang Huo (Notopterygium), Cang Zhu (Atractylodes), Man Jing Zi (Vitex).
2. Used for wind-cold-damp painful obstruction syndrome with joint pain; commonly combined with Qiang Huo, Fang Feng (Saposhnikovia), Wei Ling Xian (Clematis), Cang Zhu.
Additionally, combined with Cang Zhu, it can treat abdominal pain and diarrhea, as in the formula Gaoben Tang (Rhizoma Ligustici Decoction); combined with Wu Zhu Yu (Evodia) and Xiao Hui Xiang (Fennel), it can treat cold-damp accumulation causing abdominal masses and pain.

[Dosage and Administration] Internal use: decoction, 3–9 g. External use: appropriate amount, decocted for washing or ground into powder and applied topically.

[Cautions] Contraindicated in headache due to yin blood deficiency or heat syndrome.

[Modern Research]
1. Chemical constituents: Rhizoma Ligustici contains volatile oils, with main components including new oxypeucedanin lactone, limonene, oxypeucedanin, and 4-terpineol; also contains α-pinene, sabinene, etc. Additionally, it contains 3-adenyl-4,5-dihydrobenzofuran, ligustilide A, G, I, β-sitosterol, ferulic acid, and others.
2. Pharmacological effects: The neutral oil fraction exhibits significant central inhibitory effects including sedation, analgesia, antipyresis, and hypothermia; both water-soluble and fat-soluble fractions show significant anti-inflammatory effects, possibly related to inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis; it directly inhibits spasms of intestinal, uterine, and bronchial smooth muscle; water or alcohol extracts produce notable hypotensive effects in anesthetized rabbits, though duration is short; contained sodium ferulate dilates coronary arteries and improves myocardial ischemia; decoctions inhibit common pathogenic skin fungi.