Chuan Xiong Szechuan Lovage Root - Chinese Herbal Medicine

• Clearing damp heat in the lower warmer, particularly with underlying blood deficiency - vaginal disharge, vaginal itching, vaginal inflammation along with constipation, possibly anemia, low back pain, and/or abdominal pain.  Leukorrhea may be yellow, white or red.
• Gonorrhea, syphilis.

• For recovery of qi and blood after acute trauma or accident
• For frequent heavy menstrual cycles
• Pale complexion, fatigue, dizziness from qi deficiency
• Vertigo, palpitations, anxiety from blood deficiency

• Do not confuse with Ba Zheng Wan - which is a clearing formula.

• Fatigue, weakness, with pale complexion due to chronic qi and blood deficiency.
• Hemiplegia, slurred speech or involuntary muscle control due to blockage of the channels and collaterals.

Do not use for patients with liver wind or severe yin deficiency.

• Hypochondriac pain with possible breast tenderness.
• Irregular menstruation and or amenorrhea, PMS symptoms that result from liver qi stagnation.
• Irritability and or depression may also manifest as the emotional component of liver qi stagnation.

• Headaches, primarily from wind-cold (but used with wind-heat/wind-damp), with neck stiffness, muscle aches and/or nasal discharge.
• In certain cases may be useful for migraines, frequent headaches - particularly when they are influenced by cold weather and/or changing from warm to cold environments.
• Rhinitis, sinusitis.

• Use only with direction during pregnancy.
• Avoid in cases of headache from liver yang rising or deficiencies of qi and/or blood.

• For chronic pain due to obstruction (bi zheng) with liver and kidney deficiency.
• For lower back pain often with weakness and/or pain in the knees.
• For arthritis, especially the type affected by cold/damp weather.

• Use with caution during pregnancy.
• Do not use with patients that present with damp heat or excess heat.

• High fever with aversion to cold.
• Thick phlemg that may be both in sinus and chest.
• Vertigo or dizziness that is caused by excess heat.
• Rashes, carbuncles, and other types of skin disorders that are caused by heat.
• Constipation and scanty or dark urine.

• Contraindicated for pregnancy.
• Use with caution for patients presenting with loose stools or diarrhea.

• For blood stasis below the diaphgram - abdominal masses, liver and spleen masses/swelling, colitis.
• A range of liver disorders are possibly applicable - cirrhosis, hepatic hemangioma, hepatitis, jaundice.
• Spleen disorders - splenomegaly.
• Pleural adhesions.
• A range of menstrual disorders - fibroids, endometriosis, dysmenorrhea (although Shao Fu Zhu Yu Wan may be more appropriate as that targets more the lower jiao).
• Pelvic inflammatory disease.
• May be used to help expel ectopic pregnancy.

• Avoid during pregnancy.
• Use only under direction during menstruation.
• Use only under direction if you are taking blood thinners.
• Generally not for long term use.

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• Uterine bleeding/spotting.
• Abdominal/Uterine/Ovarian cramping.
• Irregular menstruation, history of miscarriage - due to spleen failing to regulate the blood.

• Avoid in cases of beng lou (flooding and spotting) when caused by heat or accompanied with strong heat signs.

• Early stages of disease arising from wind cold damp - common cold, flu, bronchitis, mumps.
• Early stages of skin diseases - boils, carbuncles, eczema, dermatitis with the right underlying factors.
• Mastitis arising from cold/damp.

• Avoid with issues arising from wind-heat, possibly yin qiao would be far more suitable.

• Infertility, history of miscarriage due to blood deficiency and/or cold in the lower jiao from kidney yang deficiency.
• Irregular menstruation.
• Lower abdominal pain, lower back pain, uterine and/or ovarian pain.

• Use with caution for pregnancy.

• Headaches and/or migraines caused by liver yang or liver fire rising.

• Sinus issues arising from damp-heat pattern in Chinese Medicine - yellow and sticky discharge, sinusitis, rhinitis acute or chronic.
• Sinus headache, decreased olfactory sense.  

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• Qi and blood stagnation in the lower jiao - lower abdominal masses, fibroids, ovarian cysts, endometriosis.
• Fertility issues in both men and women with the right underlying signs - amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, irregular cycles, uterine bleeding.
• Can be used to dispel ectopic pregnancy.
• Ulcerative colitis, urinary stones.

• Avoid during pregnancy.
• Not generally applicable to heavy menstrual bleeding coming from deficiency.

• Qi and Blood stagnation blocking the channels and collaterals - pain in the extremities, shoulder pain, elbow pain, leg pain.
• With the right underlying patterns - possibly useful for fibromyalgia, complex regional pain syndrome, etc.
• Arthritic conditions - rheumatoid, neuralgia.

• Avoid during pregnancy.

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• Primarily used for blood stasis with wind-damp in the channels and collaterals characterized by internal deficiency with external excesses - joint pain, muscle aches, numbness and/or pain in the lower extremities (may be severe).
• Wind-cold damp bi-syndrome (i.e. arthritis) - particularly in the lower part of the body, hips, knees, lower back.
• Sciatic pain with the correct underlying pattern.
• Neck pain with the correct underling pattern.
• Fractures that are reluctant to heal, particularly in the lower body.

• Avoid during pregnancy.
• Generally not for long term use and use with caution if at all in deficient patients.

• The primary base formula for tonifying the blood and regulating menstruation in Chinese Medicine terms - irregular cycles, amenorrhea or long cycles.
• Postpartum issues such as uterine bleeding when arising from blood deficiency.
• General blood deficiency symptoms - dry skin, dry eyes, dry hair, anemia, calf cramping.  Certain version of dermatitis, psoriasis and other skin conditions - diabetic ulcers, etc.
• With the right underlying factors threatened miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy.
• Fertility issues, endometriosis.

• Avoid during the early phases of a cold or flu.

• Shen related issues when arising from liver blood deficiency - anxiety, insomnia.
• Menopausal heat contributing to sleep and/or anxiety issues.
• Palpitations, night sweats, and general dryness.

• Generally useful for a range of allergy symptoms - seasonal allergies, rhinitis, sinusitis, dry or watery eyes, sinus headaches, etc.  Can be used both as a preventative and as a symptomatic aid for allergies.

• Stiffness, pain, and/or tightness of the neck.

• Blood stagnation particularly in the head - migraines and/or headaches with other sensory factors - auras, sound sensitivity, etc.
• Dizziness, tinnitus, hair loss - with underlying blood stagnation signs.
• Stroke, seizure disorder, post concussion headaches.
• Rheumatoid arthritis.

• Avoid during pregnancy.
• Avoid with heavy menstrual bleeding.
• Use only under direction if you are taking blood thinners.
• Generally not for long term use.

• Irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, excessive uterine bleeding or spotting between cycles. 
• Infertility, history of miscarriage. 

• Use with caution with patients that present with heat signs.

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• Arthritis from damp heat in Chinese Medicine terms.
• Knee issues with kidney and liver systems involvement.
• Lower body pain and/or inflammation - hips, knees, ankles, toes especially when the pain moves around due to interior wind.
• Connective tissue disorders.

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• Colds and/or allergies with cold signs (white mucus and/or no fever, etc.).
• Chronic sinus congestions / issues, chronic sinusitis, chronic rhinitis, loss of smell.
• Headaches from sinus congestion.

• Avoid in patients with heat signs.

• Qi and Blood stagnation - pain, cardiovascular issues, physical organ issues.
• Coronary artery disease, angina and other cardiovascular issues.
• Hepatitis and other liver function issues.
• Migraines, headaches, neuralgia from most causes.
• A range of menstrual issues including dysmenorrhea, endometriosis, ovarian cysts, fibroids - particularly with pain and/or bleeding.
• Certain diagnostic types of psychological illness, schizophrenia, bipolar, chronic depression, etc.

• Avoid during pregnancy.
• Avoid with heavy menstrual bleeding.
• Use only under direction if you are taking blood thinners.
• Generally not for long term use.

• Abnormal vaginal discharge - yellow or green colour, cottage-cheese like texture and foul smelling.
• Painful urination, burning, increased urgency/frequency. 
• Yeast infection.

• Bell's Palsy, facial paralysis, slurry of speech, difficulty swallowing.
• Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack.