Chinese herbal medicine can be found everywhere in our lives. Different types of Chinese herbal medicine have different therapeutic effects on the human body. As a type of blood-activating Chinese herbal medicine, Chuanxiong is widely used in medication. Let's learn more about Chuanxiong together!
【Usage of Chuanxiong】
Used for angina pectoris caused by coronary heart disease, symptoms include chest tightness, shortness of breath, frequent chest pain, can be used with safflower, Salvia miltiorrhiza, borneol, red peony, in the treatment of coronary heart disease prescription 2.
Used for diseases caused by blood stasis, such as early menstruation, excessive bleeding with bright red color, indicating blood heat, can be used with rehmannia, moutan bark, angelica, etc.
For late menstruation, occurring once every 1-2 months, with lower abdominal pain and excessive white discharge during menstruation, it can be used with angelica, ginger, eucommia bark, and cinnamon.
Used for dysmenorrhea, if there is severe waist and abdominal pain before menstruation, and menstruation starts 1 day after the pain, it can be used with angelica, peach kernel, safflower. If there is amenorrhea without discomfort, it can be used with angelica, peach kernel, dried ginger, and cinnamon.
Used for postpartum abdominal pain, it can be used with angelica, ginger, etc. Used for bruises, local swelling and pain, it can be used with gardenia, peach kernel, safflower.
【Benefits of Chuanxiong Tea】
Chuanxiong tea is a prescription medicine that disperses external wind and alleviates pain. It is mainly used for treating headache caused by external wind, unilateral headache or top headache, or headache with cold and fever, thin white coating on the tongue.
The ingredients of Chuanxiong tea prescription are: Chuanxiong, Jingjie (Schizonepeta) without stalk, Bai Zhi (Angelica dahurica), Qiang Huo (Notopterygium incisum), Gan Cao (licorice), and Xixin (Asarum).
The characteristic of the prescription of Chuanxiong tea is that it combines wind-eliminating and pain-relieving drugs, and has the function of clearing and reducing. It can disperse wind and alleviate pain without being too warm and dry.
Therefore, based on the composition of Chuanxiong tea, it can be understood that the main effect of Chuanxiong tea is to treat headache caused by wind.
The prescription mainly consists of warm and pungent herbs, so it is suitable for wind-heat headache. However, if it is wind-heat headache, it is not recommended to use this prescription.
