Ligusticum Striatum Extract (Ligusticum chuanxiong) already was used for animal feed additive, dietary supplements, cosmetic and flavor food etc. It has antibacterial, antioxidant, analgesia effect, the expulsion of head wind and bi syndrome and invigorating stagnant blood etc pharmacological properties.
Ligusticum Striatum Extract (Ligusticum chuanxiong) already was used for animal feed additive, dietary supplements, cosmetic and flavor food etc. It has antibacterial, antioxidant, analgesia effect, the expulsion of head wind and bi syndrome and invigorating stagnant blood etc pharmacological properties.
Ligusticum wallichii (chuan xiong) is a popular herb in Chinese medicine. It is known by many names, but often referred to by Chinese medicine practitioners in the US as “Sichuan lovage root.” While the root and rhizomes have therapeutic properties, ligusticum is also used to flavor food and add fragrance to cosmetics because of its warm and spicy qualities. The ligusticum plant has a pungent odor in the wild as well as in its dried and processed forms; some describe this as a earthy caramel or butterscotch smell. Don’t let that fool you, though. The thickest part of the ligusticum root, which is used in Chinese herbal medicine, has a powerfully spicy, bitter taste, with a subtly sweet aftertaste.
The active components in Sichuan lovage rhizome include volatile oils, alkaloids and organic acids. The volatile oils are ligustilide, sabinene, limonene and senkyunolide A-S; the alkaloids are tetramethylpyrazine, perlolyrine, wallichilide, 3-butylidene-7-hydroxyphthalide, (3S)-3-butyl-4-hydroxyphthalide; the organic acids are ferulic acid, sedanonic acid, folic acid, vanillic acid, caffeic acid and protocatechuic acid, etc.
In traditional Chinese medicine, ligusticum has pungent and warm properties, and is associated with the Liver, Gallbladder and Pericardium meridians. Its main functions are to promote the flow of blood and qi, dispel wind, and relieve pain. Many practitioners prescribe it to treat irregular menstrual periods, dysmenorrhea, and headaches. It is also given to patients with inflammation caused by injuries, carbuncles and boils.
