Functions

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Nourishes the blood, promotes blood circulation, harmonizes the blood, disperses cold, regulates the menses, moistens the intestines, promotes tissue regeneration, relieves pain.

 

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Chemical constituents

Ligustilide, n-butylidenphthalide, n-butylphthalide, n-valerophenone-o-carbonic acid, sedanonic acid, stearic acid, arachidonic acid, bergaptene, scopoletin, umbelliferone, falcarinol, falcarindiol, falcarinolone, n-dodecanol, β-sitosterol, β-sitosterol glucoside, glucose, fructose, sucrose, vanillic acid, nicotinic acid, nicotinamide, pantothenic acid, folic acid, folinic acid, biotin.

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Clinical Applications

Traditional: Abdominal pain, amenorrhea, blood deficiency, blood stagnation, blurry vision, carbuncle, cough, dry stool, dysmenorrhea, headache, irregular menstruation, painful obstruction, pale complexion, pale nails, palpitations, sores, tinnitus, traumatic injury.

Modern: Abdominal pain, abnormal bleeding, amenorrhea, anemia, angina pectoris, anxiety, arrhythmia, arthritis, atherosclerosis, body ache, bruising coronary artery deficiency, coronary artery disease, darkened dulled skin, delayed or scanty menses, dizziness, dry scaly skin, eczema, estrogen and progesterone deficiency, fatigue, fibroids, general infection, gynecological disorders, headache, hyperlipemia, hypertension, infertility, itching skin, liver glycogen deficiency, lusterless skin, mass, menopause syndromes, menstrual pain, metabolic deficiency, myalgia, neuralgia, neurocardiac syndrome, ovarian cysts, pallor palpitations, peripheral arterial deficiency, postpartum pain, postpartum spotting, pre-menstrual syndrome, psoriasis, restless fetus, spasmodic dysmenorrhea, sprain, strain, threatened miscarriage, thrombosis, traumatic injury, tumor, vitamin E deficiency.

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Cautions & Contraindications

This herb should be used with caution in cases of diarrhea or abdominal distention due to damp obstruction. Contraindicated for yin deficiency with heat signs.

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Reference

H.Y. Hsu, Y.P. Chen, S.J. Shen, C.S. Hsu, C.C. Chen, H.C. Chang, Oriental Materia Medica, 3rd ed. CA USA, Oriental Healing Arts Institute, 2005 ch.9
D. Bensky, S. Clavey, E. Stöger, Materia Medica, 3rd Edition, Seattle, Washington, Eastland Press, 2004