Gao Ben has the basic efficacy of dispelling wind, dispersing cold and removing dampness, and is suitable for wind-cold and cold, headache and paralysis of wind-dampness, etc. The general dosage is 3~10g.
Ligusticum is warm in nature, pungent in flavor, and belongs to the bladder meridian. Its basic effects are dispelling wind, dispersing cold, removing dampness, and relieving pain, and it is suitable for treating wind-cold and cold, headache, and wind-dampness paralysis and pain. If treating wind-cold and dampness evils offending the surface, head and body pain is obvious, it can be used together with Duhuo, Qiangwu, and Fangfeng. If the treatment of headache caused by wind-cold evils through the meridian, the top of the headache, can be combined with Chuanxiong, Qianghuo, Cangzhu and so on.
Ligusticum is pungent, warm, fragrant and dry, and is contraindicated in cases of hyperactivity of liver yang (liver yang is over-exuberant, causing dizziness, dizziness, headache, etc.), internal exuberance of fire-heat and deficiency of yin and blood in the headache, and the adverse effects of this product are not yet clear. If you need to use ligustrum to treat disease, it is recommended to use under the guidance of a physician, do not blindly self-medication.