Xiong Qiong had several aliases in Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica in the Ming Dynasty, in which he said, "Those who go through customs are called Xiong Jing, also known as Xiong Xi; What came out of Shu is Chuanxiong, sometimes written as Xiqiong, now called Chuanxiong, which is a medicine for promoting blood circulation and qi circulation, and is often used to treat headaches.
The functions and effects of Chuan Qiong are as follows:
Commonly used for promoting blood circulation, expelling wind and relieving pain. Chuanxiong is pungent, warm, fragrant, and dry, which can both disperse and go up. Enter the blood again and descend to the sea of blood. It has a wide range of functions of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and is suitable for various diseases due to blood stasis. It has a good effect of expelling wind and relieving pain, and can be used to treat headache caused by head wind and rheumatic joint pain. It used to be said that Chuanxiong is a qi medicine in the blood, and almost said that it has the functions of dispersing pungent and relieving depression, dredging menstruation and relieving pain.