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Gao Ben (Ligusticum Root)

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Chinese Name: Gao Ben Comman Name: Chinese Lovage Root/Ligusticum root Latin Name: Ligusticum sinense Oliv./Ligusticum jeholense Nakai et Kitag/Ligusticum tenuissimum Gao Ben/ Lovage Root is pungent, warm, and nontoxic. It acts on the bladder channels. WHY IT'S USED: It is a drug with a strong force. It expels pathogenic wind, damp, and cold to stop pain. It is used to treat migraine and headache due to invasion of wind and cold. Also it treats Joint pain, arthritic pain, and abdominal pain due to pathogenic wind, cold and damp. COMMENTS AND CAUTIONS: caution in patient's with Yin or blood Deficiency Dosage: 3-9g per day indecotion Interactions This section is being researched, and is not completed. Resources Books Chinese Herbal Medicine Dictionary. p2674 Compendium of Meteria Medica(Bencao Gangmu)14-05

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