Rank Species | Genus Ligusticum Higher classification Umbelifers | |
Similar Female ginseng, Rehmannia glutinosa, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Saposhnikovia, Bai zhu | ||
Ligusticum striatum is a flowering plant in the carrot family best known for its use in traditional Chinese medicine where it is considered one of the 50 fundamental herbs. It is known by the common name Szechuan lovage, and chuānxiōng in Chinese: 川芎. It is native to India, Kashmir, and Nepal. It contains the phytoprogestogens 3,8-dihydrodiligustilide and riligustilide.
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