Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕	Rhizoma Ligustici
Botanical name: 學名﹕	Ligusticum sinense Oliv. (篙本) Ligusticumjeholense Naki et Kitag. (遼篙本)
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕	kohon
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕	kobon
Pron. in Cantonese: 粵音﹕	hou1 bun2
Other Names: 別名﹕	gao ba 篙茇, gui qing 鬼卿, di xin 地新, shan ju  山苣, wei xiang 蔚香, wei jing 微茎, gao ban 篙板.
Common Name: 英文名﹕	Chinese lovage root, ligusticum root
Distribution: 產地﹕	Huan, Sichuan, Liaoning provinces of China. 湖 南 ﹐ 四 川 ﹐ 遼 寧 。
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕	acrid, warm. 辛，温。
Channels (meridians) entered:   歸經﹕	bladder 膀胱
Medical functions: 藥理﹕
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕	for wind cold type of influenza, headache on top of head, rheumatoid arthritis with achy arms. 用于風 寒感冒，巅頂 頭 痛，風 濕 肢節 臂痹。
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕	Contains evaporating oil. Main ingredients of the oil: 含揮 發 油﹐  主 要 成 份 為 ﹕ 3-But-ylphthalide 3-正丁基篙本内酯 Cnidilide 川芎内酯 Methyl eugenol 甲基丁香油酚
Dosage: 用量﹕	4  to 12 g. 4~ 12 克 。
Samples of formulae :處方舉例﹕
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕	It is contra-indicated to those with xue xu (blood deficient) or with yinxu (yin deficient) or with  liver yang ascending syndromes.  陰虛 或   血虛、或   肝 陽 上亢 及 温 熱 證 頭 痛  忌 服 。