Szechwan
Lovage Rhizome is the dried rhizome of Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort. (Fam.
Umbelliferae).
Action: To promote the
flow of blood and qi, dispel wind and relieve pain.
Indications:
Menstrual disorders, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea; abdominal pain with mass
formation; pricking pain in the chest and costal regions; swelling and pain due
to traumatic injury; headache; rheumatic arthralgia.