Chinese: chuan xiong
English: cnidium root, chuanxiong root, Szechuan lovage root
Pharmaceutical: Chuanxiong Rhizoma
Properties: Acrid, warm
Standard Species: Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort., Cnidium officinalis Makino (Japanese Pharmacopoeia)
Cnidium officinale Makino – – Naito Medicinal Herbal Garden, Gifu, Japan (Photo by TH. Tanaka)
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