The benefits of taking Chuanxiong are to invigorate blood circulation, expel wind and relieve pain (dissipate wind evils and relieve pain in the muscles and bones), but it is not recommended to take it for a long period of time.
Chuanxiong is a traditional Chinese medicine, the dried rhizome of Ligusticum chuanxiong of the genus Ligusticum in the family Umbelliferae. It is pungent in flavor and warm in nature, and belongs to the liver, gallbladder and heart meridians. It is effective in activating blood circulation, dispelling wind and relieving pain.
It is useful in treating chest paralysis (stuffy pain in the chest) cardiac pain due to stasis of the heart veins (the heart veins are blocked by stasis of blood), and coercive and rib distension and pain due to liver depression and stagnation of qi (poor transportation of qi and blood in the liver and depression of emotions and moods).
It can also be used for the effects of stagnation of liver and blood in the chest and ribs (chest and ribs), stagnation of blood in the fall and injury, menstrual disorders, menstrual pain, postpartum stasis and pain, malaise can not be discharged after childbirth, rheumatism and paralysis pain.
Adverse effects of Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong include nausea, vomiting, skin rash, etc. Excessive dosage or improper application may lead to poisoning. It should not be used for headache caused by hyperactivity of liver yang (excessive liver yang, causing dizziness, dizziness, headache, etc.); should not be used for those with yin deficiency (deficiency of yin and essence in the body, resulting in hyperactivity of deficiency fire), with red tongue and dry mouth; should not be used for women with excessive menstruation and bleeding disorders without blood stasis; and is contraindicated in pregnant women.
If there is a need for medication, it should be used under the guidance of a doctor, and should not be used blindly by oneself to avoid adverse consequences.