Herb

Chinese Lovage (Gao ben)

藁本gao ben
1 sourceRhizoma et Radix Ligustici

Dispels wind-cold and relieves vertex and frontal headache, and is recorded for gynecologic cold pain and for sores.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十四·草部·藁本·主治（《本经》）

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：《本经》载藁本主妇人疝瘕、阴中寒肿痛、腹中急、除风头痛、长肌肤、悦颜色；《别录》辟雾露润泽、疗风邪亸曳金疮；张元素谓治太阳头痛、巅顶痛、大寒犯脑、痛连齿颊；李时珍治痈疽、排脓内塞。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒（《本经》）；《别录》谓微寒；张元素谓味苦大辛、气厚味薄、升也、阳也，足太阳本经药。·Meridians: 膀胱（足太阳）

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·藁本（《本经》中品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·藁本·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·藁本·气味（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·藁本·气味（元素·足太阳本经药）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·藁本·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·藁本·主治（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·藁本·主治（元素）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·藁本·气味（之才·恶畏）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.