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Ligusticum
Chuan Xiong

Pinyin Name: Chuan Xiong
English Name: Ligusticum, Sichuan lovage rhizome, Szechwan lovage rhizome
Properties: acrid, warm
Channels Entered: Liver, Gallbladder, Pericardium

Amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, childbirth and related disorders, pain due to blood and qi stagnation, dispel wind and relieve pain, painful obstruction syndrome, musculoskeletal and joint pain caused by wind and cold dampness are some of the conditions satisfied clients have successfully used this herb for.

Primary Traditional Functions
Activates Qi and Blood Circulation
Excellent ascending, descending and dispersing functions and reaches every part of the body
Obstetric and gynecological disorders

• Irregular menustration with early or delayed onset
• Irregular menustration with heat in the blood
• Irregular menustration with cold in the blood
• Epistaxis during menstrutation

Amenorrhea

• Amenorrhea
• Amenorrhea due to accumulation of phlegm and dampness, in cases of obesity

Dysmenorrhea caused by blood stasis with dark purple clots

• Dysmenorrhea with scanty flow of blood and cold sensations in the abdomen caused by deficiency and cold in the ren (conception) and chong (throughfare) channels

Childbirth and related disorders

• Difficult labor
• Continuous postpartum bleeding caused by blood stasis and blood deficiency and cold

Pain due to blood and qi stagnation

• Hypochondriac pain with chest and epigastric distention from Liver qi stagnation
• Sharp, stabbing pain in the chest and hypochondriac area due to blood stagnation
• Numbness of the extremities and paralysis
• Pain due to traumatic injuries
• Chronic non-healing sores

Dispels Wind and Relieves Pain
Acrid and aromatic, ascending and dispersing. Essential in relieving all kinds of aches and pains when combined with other herbs
Headache

• Headache caused by wind-cold
• Headache from wind-heat
• Headache caused by wind and dampness
• Headache from blood stasis
• Headache from blood deficiency
• Sever headache without interior fire

Bi zheng (painful obstruction syndrome)

• Musculoskeletal and joint pain caused by the accumulation of wind and cold dampness

Concentration: 10:1, 5% Ligustrazin

Typical Usage of Concentrated Extract
1/2 to 1 gram per day or as directed by your health practitioner.

Cautions & Contraindications

• Acrid, warm and dispersing in nature, not to be used in cses of yin-deficient fire, red tongue and dry mouth
• Use with caution in cases of hypermenorrhea due to strong function to activate qi and blood circulation

Each package contains 5 kilograms.

Please be aware this 5 kilogram size requires a lead time of 5 days.