Actions of Chuan Xiong - Rz Ligustici - Cnidium ?

[Guest guest]

Phil,

 

Chuan Xiong doesn't nourish yin. It's warm and drying. In fact, if you

look at the contraindications, you will see to avoid it in cases of

yin xu fire.

 

- Bill Schoenbart

 

 

 

Chinese Medicine , " "

< wrote:

>

> Hi All,

>

> Notes on Chuanxiong from multiple WWW sources are below;

>

> I am unhappy with single references to the following actions for

Chuanxiong:

>

> Tonify / Nourish Yin

> Tonify / Nourish Blood

> Cool Blood

> Release Exterior

> Disperse Wind Cold

> Disperse Damp Bi

> Ascend / Upbear Qi

> Slow Nasal Flow

> Ease Itch

> Move Foetus

>

> Can you confirm or refute those claims (above)?

>

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>

> PINYIN NAME: Chuanxiong; Xixiong

>

> COMMON NAME: Cnidium / Ligusticum Rz, Szechuan Lovage Rz;

> ??Conidium

>

> PHARMA NAME: Rz Ligustici Wallichii, Rz Cnidii; Rz Conioselini

Unvittati;

> Rz Levistici officinalis

>

> HB CLASS: Disperse Xueyu~ Analgesic;

>

> NATURE: Warm; Aromatic*; Fragrant; Acrid; Bitter-Sweet

>

> CHANNELS: LV; GB; PC; Enters Xuefen*

>

> DOSE: As Dec: 3-9g SID; 9-15g for serious cases;

> Tetramethylpyrazine injection: 40-120mg added in glucose solution IV in

> drips / d for angina pectoris & ischemic apoplexy;

> Sodium ferulate Tab: 10mg TID for leucocytopenia & pectoris;

> Powder: Topical for bony spur & spinal hyperplasia

>

> ACTIONS:

> (1) Chuanxiong is key Hb in Female DysFx* but AVOID prolonged use;

> Rectify Xue; ??Tone Xue; Disperse Xueyu*; Rectify Qi; Disperse Qizhi;

> Disperse LV Qizhi; Quicken LV Xue; Free Jingluo;

>

> (2) Disperse Xueyu* esp in chest; Disperse HT Xueyu; Tone HT; Calm

> Shen; Hypotensor; Vasodilator~ HT & Peripheral arteries, capillaries

& other

> blood vessels; Aid cerebral microcirculation; Boost microcirculation

esp to

> brain / cerebrum; Reduce cerebral vessel resistance; Anticoagulant /

> Antithrombus; HT Muscle~ Antiischaemia;

>

> (3) Ascend Qi & Analgesic esp headache / sinusitis; Ease pressure in

> sinusitis; Disperse Wind; Ease Spasm; Spasmolytic; Expel Cold; Disperse

> Xueyu in skin;

>

> (4) Also: Move Stas; Tone Uterus (induce contraction); Haemostat in

> bleeding~ parturient / postpartum; Antibacterial; Antiinflammation;

> Bacteriostat~ SI-LI gram-negative bacteria & skin fungi; Radiotherapy

> (Support); CytoTOXIC Chemotherapy (Support); Leucocytopenia; ??Clear

> Nebula / cataract

>

> CLINICAL USES:

> (1) pain dt Qizhi-Xueyu; Qizhi / Xueyu + trauma, swelling~ in trauma,

> headache, hypochondrium pain / distension; abdomen~ pain; LV DysFx; LV

> Qi-Xueyu; LV Channel Stag; LV pain, GB DysFx; Pain, menses~ irregular,

> amenorrhoea, dysmenorrhoea, foetus~ dead & placenta~ retention,

> dystocia, etc; colic; LV pain; flank pain, loin pain;

>

> (2) Xueyu esp in chest**; HT DysFx; HT~ CHD; HT~ ischaemia /

infarction;

> chest pain / distension, hypertension, angina*; thromboangiltis

obliterans;

> apoplexy;

>

> (3) Wind Cold, Wind Heat, Wind Damp, Xueyu & Xuexu + headache*,

> migraine, body pain & arthritis*; headache~ recurrent; vertigo dt

Wind; Wind

> Cold Bi + rheumatism; headache; Wind Heat + headache; muscle spasm;

> tendon spasm / pain; headache*; sinusitis w pressure pain*; Wind Cold

> Damp + arthralgia, muscle contracture & of limb pain; myalgia,

arthralgia;

> numbness, paralysis, bony spur; Xueyu w skin DysFx* whether Xu / Shi;

> itch;

>

> (4) uterus atony; was used in slow parturition & dystocia; carbuncle

& boils;

> sores~ chronic non-healing + / - pus & Bizheng;

>

> COMBINATIONS:

> (1) Chuanxiong + other Disperse Xueyu Qizhi / Xueyu;

>

> (2) Chuanxiong + Sanqi in HT~ ischaemia / infarction to increase micro-

> vascular density; Circulation~ poor; hypertension, angina, headache,

chest

> pain, thromboangiltis obliterans; Chuanxiong + Gouteng, Niuxi, Baishao,

> Tianma, Juhua in hypertension dt LV Yang Uprising; Chuanxiong, Chishao,

> Honghua, Danshen, Sanqi in hypertension dt Xueyu in brain Collaterals;

>

> (3) Chuanxiong + other Hbs for headache in Wind Cold + headache*,

> migraine, body pain & arthritis*; headache~ recurrent, vertigo; Wind

Cold Bi

> + rheumatism; headache; Wind Heat + headache; Chuanxiong + other Hbs

> to Disperse Wind Cold + Disperse Damp in Wind Cold Damp + arthralgia,

> muscle contracture & of limb pain; Chuanxiong + Danggui to Quicken

Xue in

> Xueyu even in skin DysFx whether Xu / Shi;

>

> CAUTIONS:

> TOXIC; overdose may shorten time between menses & cause menorrhagia,

> pollakisuria, abdomen tingling & pain, headache, emesis & urodynia;

>

> CI: menorrhagia / prone to bleeding;

>

> AVOID in Yinxu Fire headache w mouth~ dry & T: red;

>

> CAUTION: Pregnancy (Uterus~ Tonic; was used in slow parturition &

> dystocia); may interfere w Anticoagulant drugs; safe in cookery

>

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>

> Best regards,

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Phil,

 

Does Chuan xiong...

 

" Ease Itch " because moving the blood can exterminate wind.

Chuan xiong is used for skin disorders caused by wind (Bensky 3rd ed)

 

Also, Bensky states that Chuan xiong can expel Wind for headaches, dizziness

and painful BI.

 

These are loosely stated with the following actions that you listed..

" Release Exterior (BI is an exterior dz, but in this context, is this Wind

Interior or Exterior?)

Disperse Wind Cold (Chuan xiong is warming and expels wind, but is this more

Int or Ext ala Chuan xiong cha tiao san?)

Disperse Damp Bi " (Chuan xiong concentrates on the Wind aspect of

Wind-Cold-Damp) ala Wind Bi, not Damp Bi

 

K.

 

 

On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 4:05 PM, < wrote:

 

> Hi All,

>

> Notes on Chuanxiong from multiple WWW sources are below;

>

> I am unhappy with single references to the following actions for

> Chuanxiong:

>

> Tonify / Nourish Yin

> Tonify / Nourish Blood

> Cool Blood

> Release Exterior

> Disperse Wind Cold

> Disperse Damp Bi

> Ascend / Upbear Qi

> Slow Nasal Flow

> Ease Itch

> Move Foetus

>

> Can you confirm or refute those claims (above)?

>

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>

> PINYIN NAME: Chuanxiong; Xixiong

>

> COMMON NAME: Cnidium / Ligusticum Rz, Szechuan Lovage Rz;

> ??Conidium

>

> PHARMA NAME: Rz Ligustici Wallichii, Rz Cnidii; Rz Conioselini Unvittati;

> Rz Levistici officinalis

>

> HB CLASS: Disperse Xueyu~ Analgesic;

>

> NATURE: Warm; Aromatic*; Fragrant; Acrid; Bitter-Sweet

>

> CHANNELS: LV; GB; PC; Enters Xuefen*

>

> DOSE: As Dec: 3-9g SID; 9-15g for serious cases;

> Tetramethylpyrazine injection: 40-120mg added in glucose solution IV in

> drips / d for angina pectoris & ischemic apoplexy;

> Sodium ferulate Tab: 10mg TID for leucocytopenia & pectoris;

> Powder: Topical for bony spur & spinal hyperplasia

>

> ACTIONS:

> (1) Chuanxiong is key Hb in Female DysFx* but AVOID prolonged use;

> Rectify Xue; ??Tone Xue; Disperse Xueyu*; Rectify Qi; Disperse Qizhi;

> Disperse LV Qizhi; Quicken LV Xue; Free Jingluo;

>

> (2) Disperse Xueyu* esp in chest; Disperse HT Xueyu; Tone HT; Calm

> Shen; Hypotensor; Vasodilator~ HT & Peripheral arteries, capillaries &

> other

> blood vessels; Aid cerebral microcirculation; Boost microcirculation esp to

>

> brain / cerebrum; Reduce cerebral vessel resistance; Anticoagulant /

> Antithrombus; HT Muscle~ Antiischaemia;

>

> (3) Ascend Qi & Analgesic esp headache / sinusitis; Ease pressure in

> sinusitis; Disperse Wind; Ease Spasm; Spasmolytic; Expel Cold; Disperse

> Xueyu in skin;

>

> (4) Also: Move Stas; Tone Uterus (induce contraction); Haemostat in

> bleeding~ parturient / postpartum; Antibacterial; Antiinflammation;

> Bacteriostat~ SI-LI gram-negative bacteria & skin fungi; Radiotherapy

> (Support); CytoTOXIC Chemotherapy (Support); Leucocytopenia; ??Clear

> Nebula / cataract

>

> CLINICAL USES:

> (1) pain dt Qizhi-Xueyu; Qizhi / Xueyu + trauma, swelling~ in trauma,

> headache, hypochondrium pain / distension; abdomen~ pain; LV DysFx; LV

> Qi-Xueyu; LV Channel Stag; LV pain, GB DysFx; Pain, menses~ irregular,

> amenorrhoea, dysmenorrhoea, foetus~ dead & placenta~ retention,

> dystocia, etc; colic; LV pain; flank pain, loin pain;

>

> (2) Xueyu esp in chest**; HT DysFx; HT~ CHD; HT~ ischaemia / infarction;

> chest pain / distension, hypertension, angina*; thromboangiltis obliterans;

>

> apoplexy;

>

> (3) Wind Cold, Wind Heat, Wind Damp, Xueyu & Xuexu + headache*,

> migraine, body pain & arthritis*; headache~ recurrent; vertigo dt Wind;

> Wind

> Cold Bi + rheumatism; headache; Wind Heat + headache; muscle spasm;

> tendon spasm / pain; headache*; sinusitis w pressure pain*; Wind Cold

> Damp + arthralgia, muscle contracture & of limb pain; myalgia, arthralgia;

> numbness, paralysis, bony spur; Xueyu w skin DysFx* whether Xu / Shi;

> itch;

>

> (4) uterus atony; was used in slow parturition & dystocia; carbuncle &

> boils;

> sores~ chronic non-healing + / - pus & Bizheng;

>

> COMBINATIONS:

> (1) Chuanxiong + other Disperse Xueyu Qizhi / Xueyu;

>

> (2) Chuanxiong + Sanqi in HT~ ischaemia / infarction to increase micro-

> vascular density; Circulation~ poor; hypertension, angina, headache, chest

> pain, thromboangiltis obliterans; Chuanxiong + Gouteng, Niuxi, Baishao,

> Tianma, Juhua in hypertension dt LV Yang Uprising; Chuanxiong, Chishao,

> Honghua, Danshen, Sanqi in hypertension dt Xueyu in brain Collaterals;

>

> (3) Chuanxiong + other Hbs for headache in Wind Cold + headache*,

> migraine, body pain & arthritis*; headache~ recurrent, vertigo; Wind Cold

> Bi

> + rheumatism; headache; Wind Heat + headache; Chuanxiong + other Hbs

> to Disperse Wind Cold + Disperse Damp in Wind Cold Damp + arthralgia,

> muscle contracture & of limb pain; Chuanxiong + Danggui to Quicken Xue in

> Xueyu even in skin DysFx whether Xu / Shi;

>

> CAUTIONS:

> TOXIC; overdose may shorten time between menses & cause menorrhagia,

> pollakisuria, abdomen tingling & pain, headache, emesis & urodynia;

>

> CI: menorrhagia / prone to bleeding;

>

> AVOID in Yinxu Fire headache w mouth~ dry & T: red;

>

> CAUTION: Pregnancy (Uterus~ Tonic; was used in slow parturition &

> dystocia); may interfere w Anticoagulant drugs; safe in cookery

>

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>

> Best regards,

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi All,

 

Notes on Chuanxiong from multiple WWW sources are below;

 

I am unhappy with single references to the following actions for Chuanxiong:

 

Tonify / Nourish Yin

Tonify / Nourish Blood

Cool Blood

Release Exterior

Disperse Wind Cold

Disperse Damp Bi

Ascend / Upbear Qi

Slow Nasal Flow

Ease Itch

Move Foetus

 

Can you confirm or refute those claims (above)?

 

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

 

PINYIN NAME: Chuanxiong; Xixiong

 

COMMON NAME: Cnidium / Ligusticum Rz, Szechuan Lovage Rz;

??Conidium

 

PHARMA NAME: Rz Ligustici Wallichii, Rz Cnidii; Rz Conioselini Unvittati;

Rz Levistici officinalis

 

HB CLASS: Disperse Xueyu~ Analgesic;

 

NATURE: Warm; Aromatic*; Fragrant; Acrid; Bitter-Sweet

 

CHANNELS: LV; GB; PC; Enters Xuefen*

 

DOSE: As Dec: 3-9g SID; 9-15g for serious cases;

Tetramethylpyrazine injection: 40-120mg added in glucose solution IV in

drips / d for angina pectoris & ischemic apoplexy;

Sodium ferulate Tab: 10mg TID for leucocytopenia & pectoris;

Powder: Topical for bony spur & spinal hyperplasia

 

ACTIONS:

(1) Chuanxiong is key Hb in Female DysFx* but AVOID prolonged use;

Rectify Xue; ??Tone Xue; Disperse Xueyu*; Rectify Qi; Disperse Qizhi;

Disperse LV Qizhi; Quicken LV Xue; Free Jingluo;

 

(2) Disperse Xueyu* esp in chest; Disperse HT Xueyu; Tone HT; Calm

Shen; Hypotensor; Vasodilator~ HT & Peripheral arteries, capillaries & other

blood vessels; Aid cerebral microcirculation; Boost microcirculation esp to

brain / cerebrum; Reduce cerebral vessel resistance; Anticoagulant /

Antithrombus; HT Muscle~ Antiischaemia;

 

(3) Ascend Qi & Analgesic esp headache / sinusitis; Ease pressure in

sinusitis; Disperse Wind; Ease Spasm; Spasmolytic; Expel Cold; Disperse

Xueyu in skin;

 

(4) Also: Move Stas; Tone Uterus (induce contraction); Haemostat in

bleeding~ parturient / postpartum; Antibacterial; Antiinflammation;

Bacteriostat~ SI-LI gram-negative bacteria & skin fungi; Radiotherapy

(Support); CytoTOXIC Chemotherapy (Support); Leucocytopenia; ??Clear

Nebula / cataract

 

CLINICAL USES:

(1) pain dt Qizhi-Xueyu; Qizhi / Xueyu + trauma, swelling~ in trauma,

headache, hypochondrium pain / distension; abdomen~ pain; LV DysFx; LV

Qi-Xueyu; LV Channel Stag; LV pain, GB DysFx; Pain, menses~ irregular,

amenorrhoea, dysmenorrhoea, foetus~ dead & placenta~ retention,

dystocia, etc; colic; LV pain; flank pain, loin pain;

 

(2) Xueyu esp in chest**; HT DysFx; HT~ CHD; HT~ ischaemia / infarction;

chest pain / distension, hypertension, angina*; thromboangiltis obliterans;

apoplexy;

 

(3) Wind Cold, Wind Heat, Wind Damp, Xueyu & Xuexu + headache*,

migraine, body pain & arthritis*; headache~ recurrent; vertigo dt Wind; Wind

Cold Bi + rheumatism; headache; Wind Heat + headache; muscle spasm;

tendon spasm / pain; headache*; sinusitis w pressure pain*; Wind Cold

Damp + arthralgia, muscle contracture & of limb pain; myalgia, arthralgia;

numbness, paralysis, bony spur; Xueyu w skin DysFx* whether Xu / Shi;

itch;

 

(4) uterus atony; was used in slow parturition & dystocia; carbuncle & boils;

sores~ chronic non-healing + / - pus & Bizheng;

 

COMBINATIONS:

(1) Chuanxiong + other Disperse Xueyu Qizhi / Xueyu;

 

(2) Chuanxiong + Sanqi in HT~ ischaemia / infarction to increase micro-

vascular density; Circulation~ poor; hypertension, angina, headache, chest

pain, thromboangiltis obliterans; Chuanxiong + Gouteng, Niuxi, Baishao,

Tianma, Juhua in hypertension dt LV Yang Uprising; Chuanxiong, Chishao,

Honghua, Danshen, Sanqi in hypertension dt Xueyu in brain Collaterals;

 

(3) Chuanxiong + other Hbs for headache in Wind Cold + headache*,

migraine, body pain & arthritis*; headache~ recurrent, vertigo; Wind Cold Bi

+ rheumatism; headache; Wind Heat + headache; Chuanxiong + other Hbs

to Disperse Wind Cold + Disperse Damp in Wind Cold Damp + arthralgia,

muscle contracture & of limb pain; Chuanxiong + Danggui to Quicken Xue in

Xueyu even in skin DysFx whether Xu / Shi;

 

CAUTIONS:

TOXIC; overdose may shorten time between menses & cause menorrhagia,

pollakisuria, abdomen tingling & pain, headache, emesis & urodynia;

 

CI: menorrhagia / prone to bleeding;

 

AVOID in Yinxu Fire headache w mouth~ dry & T: red;

 

CAUTION: Pregnancy (Uterus~ Tonic; was used in slow parturition &

dystocia); may interfere w Anticoagulant drugs; safe in cookery

 

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

 

Best regards,