Ligusticum striatum (syn. L. wallichii) is a flowering plant native to India, Kashmir, and Nepal[2] in the carrot family best known for its use in traditional Chinese medicine where it is considered one of the 50 fundamental herbs.[3] It is known by the common name Szechuan Lovage. It contains the phytoprogestogens 3,8-dihydrodiligustilide and riligustilide.[4]

Ligusticum striatum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Ligusticum
Species:
L. striatum
Binomial name
Ligusticum striatum
Synonyms[1]
  • Cortia striata (DC.) Leute
  • Laserpitium striatum Wall. nom. inval.
  • Ligusticum chuanxiong S.H.Qiu, Y.Q.Zeng, K.Y.Pan, Y.C.Tang & J.M.Xu
  • Ligusticum wallichii Franch.
  • Oreocome striata (DC.) Pimenov & Kljuykov
  • Selinum striatum (DC.) Benth. & Hook. f.
  • Selinum striatum Benth. ex C.B.Clarke

Uses

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Along with Ligusticum wallichii, L. striatum is one of the possible herbs used to make the Chinese Traditional Medicine Chuānxiōng (Chinese: 川芎)

It is used in China, with portions of other plants and herbs (such as monkshood and Rosa banksiae) to make a liniment to treat a painful swelling of the joints.[5]

It can be used to treat ischemic strokes, improve brain microcirculation and inhibit thrombus formation and platelet aggregation.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Ligusticum striatum de Candolle". Flora of China online.
  3. ^ "Ligusticum wallichii - Plants For A Future database report". Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  4. ^ Lim LS, Shen P, Gong YH, Yong EL (2006). "Dimeric progestins from rhizomes of Ligusticum chuanxiong". Phytochemistry. 67 (7): 728–34. Bibcode:2006PChem..67..728L. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2006.01.024. PMID 16516938.
  5. ^ "It is a kind of to be used to treat liniment of painful swelling of joints and preparation method thereof". 15 July 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  6. ^ Chen KJ, Chen K (1992). "Ischemic Stroke Treated With Ligusticum Chuanxiong". Chin Med J (Engl). 10 (105): 870–3. PMID 1291208. Retrieved 6 July 2020.