Effects and indications of chuanxiong rhizome

Chuanxiong has the functions of activating blood circulation and promoting qi, expelling wind and relieving pain, calming and tranquilizing the mind, etc. It is indicated for blood stasis syndrome, rheumatic arthralgia, anxiety and insomnia.

1. Activating blood circulation and promoting qi chuanxiong has a

pungent taste, warm nature, entering the liver, gallbladder and pericardium meridians. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it can be used as a powder. Chuanxiong has a very good effect of activating blood circulation and promoting qi, which can be used to treat blood stasis syndrome and help relieve chest pain caused by stagnation of liver qi, rib pain caused by qi stagnation, irregular menstruation, etc.

2. Qufeng and relieving pain chuanxiong has a warm nature, which

can eliminate wind evil in the body, has the effect of expelling wind and relieving pain, and has a certain relieving effect on rheumatic arthralgia.

3. Sedating and tranquilizing modern

medical research has found that chuanxiong decoction has a sedative effect on the central nervous system of animals, so chuanxiong has a certain sedative and tranquilizing effect, and can be used to treat anxiety and insomnia.