Chuanxiong is a highly versatile traditional Chinese medicine with excellent therapeutic effects. It can be used to treat various diseases, especially common headaches and dizziness. Let's take a look at the efficacy and functions of Chuanxiong below!
1. Promoting Blood Circulation and Qi Flow
1. Used for angina pectoris in coronary heart disease, with symptoms of chest tightness, shortness of breath, and frequent chest pain. It can be used together with safflower, salvia, borneol, and peony, known as the "Coronary Heart Disease Formula No. 2".
2. Used for diseases caused by blood stasis, such as early and heavy menstrual periods with bright red color, indicating blood heat. It can be used together with rehmannia, moutan bark, and angelica. For late periods occurring once every 1-2 months, with waist and abdominal pain and excessive white discharge during menstruation, it can be used together with angelica, ginger, eucommia, and cinnamon.
3. Used for dysmenorrhea. If there is severe waist and abdominal pain before menstruation, and menstruation starts one day after the pain, it can be used together with angelica, peach kernel, and safflower. If there is amenorrhea without discomfort, it can be used together with angelica, peach kernel, dried ginger, and cinnamon. If there is postpartum abdominal pain, it can be used together with angelica and ginger.
4. Used for bruises and local swelling and pain. It can be used together with gardenia, peach kernel, and safflower.
2. Dispelling Wind and Relieving Pain
1. Used for headaches caused by common cold with wind-cold symptoms. It can be used together with schizonepeta, ledebouriella, and dahurian angelica. If it is caused by wind-heat, it can be used together with chrysanthemum and peppermint.
2. Used for rheumatic pain. It can be used together with notopterygium, saposhnikovia divaricata, and ledebouriella.
3. Promoting Qi Flow and Relieving Depression
1. Used for upper abdominal distension and pain in cholecystitis. It can be used together with bupleurum and scutellaria.
2. Used for upper abdominal distension, acid regurgitation, and heartburn in gastritis. It can be used together with dandelion and mosla.
