Effects and Indications of Ligusticum Chuanxiong

1. Promoting blood circulation and promoting Qi: ① Used for patients with coronary heart disease and angina pectoris. Symptoms include chest tightness, shortness of breath, and frequent precordial tenderness. It can be used with safflower, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Jiangxiang, and red peony root can be used together, Guanxin No. 2 prescription. ② Used for diseases caused by qi and blood stasis, such as early menstruation, excessive amount and red color, it is blood heat, and can be used with raw rehmannia root, peony bark, and angelica root; in late menstruation, once every 1 to 2 months, after menstruation When you have pain in the waist and abdomen, and leucorrhea of ??multiple colors and whites, it can be used equally with Angelica sinensis, Paojiang, Eucommia ulmoides, and Cinnamon. ③For dysmenorrhea, if there is severe waist and abdominal pain before menstruation and menstruation occurs one day after the pain, it can be used together with angelica, peach kernel, and safflower; if amenorrhea is not enough and there is no physical discomfort, it can be used together with angelica, peach kernel, dried ginger, and cinnamon ; For postpartum abdominal pain, use the same medicine as Angelica sinensis and Paojiang. ④ Used for bruises and local swelling and pain. It can be used together with gardenia, peach kernel and safflower.

2. Expelling wind and relieving pain: ① For colds and headaches, it can be used with Schizonepeta, Fangfeng, and Angelica dahurica for those with wind-cold; for those with wind-heat, it can be used with chrysanthemum and mint. ②For rheumatic arthralgia, it can be used equally with Qianghuo, Duhuo, and Fangfeng.

3. Promoting qi and relieving depression: ① Used for swelling and pain in the abdomen and ribs due to cholecystitis. It can be used equally with Bupleurum and Scutellaria baicalensis. ② Used for gastritis, abdominal distension and pain, acid vomiting, heartburn and other symptoms. It can be used equally with dandelion and costus.