Gao Ben

Latin name: Ligustici Rhizoma et Radix

Gao Ben Also Known As: Chinese Lovage Root, Ligusticum Root, Lavose, Levistici radix, Love Parsley, Maggi Plant, Sea Parsley, Smallage, Smellage. Levisticum officinale, synonyms Angelica levisticum, Hipposelinum levisticum, Ligusticum levisticum.

Properties: PUNGENT - WARM

Dosage: 3-9g.

Meridians/Channels: BLADDER

• expel wind and cold, alleviate pain
• headache at vertex, lower back pain

Also Used For: Orally, Gao Ben/ Lovage is used as "irrigation therapy" for inflammation of the lower urinary tract, for prevention of kidney gravel, and as a diuretic for urinary tract infections or pedal edema. Folk medicine, Gao Ben / Lovage is used orally for indigestion, heartburn, stomach distention, and flatulence. It is also used orally as an expectorant, to loosen secretions in respiratory conditions, for menstrual irregularities, sore throat, boils, jaundice, malaria, pleurisy, gout, rheumatism, and migraines. Foods and beverages, lovage is used as a flavor component. In manufacturing, lovage is used as a fragrance component in soaps and cosmetics.