Bencao Index https://bencaoindex.com/ https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/chuan-xiong/ Free to use and republish with visible attribution and a link back to the source page. The catalogue is a reference work and is knowingly incomplete; nothing in it is medical advice. <a href="https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/chuan-xiong/">Bencao Index</a> chuan xiong 川芎 Rhizoma Chuanxiong Chuanxiong Root senkyu cheongung Invigorate the Blood Pericardium Gallbladder Liver

Invigorates Blood and moves Qi

Gynecological Blood stasis: periods that are irregular, painful or absent, a difficult labor, and retained lochia or abdominal pain after childbirth Stagnant Qi and Blood with pain and soreness of the chest, flanks and hypochondrium Pain in the muscles and joints from Qi and Blood stasis

Expels Wind and relieves pain

Headache of many kinds (Wind-Cold, Wind-Heat, Wind-Damp, Blood deficiency, Blood stasis), with the companion herbs chosen to suit the pattern Dizziness from Wind Bi syndrome from externally contracted Wind Skin disorders from Wind Numbness and paralysis Chronic sores that fail to heal, with or without pus