Lovage root (川芎) CO2 extract 

10ml 22.50 sgd / 30ml 49.50 sgd

Botanical name:  Ligusticum wallichii Franch. (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Hort)

Origin:  China

Extraction:  Supercritical fluid extraction (CO2 extraction) 

Plant part : Root

Scent:  Rich pungent aroma, spicy-warm root-like odour, smells exactly like the TCM chuan xiong herb itself.


Aromatherapy:  Calming, mood uplifting, aphrodisiac, euphoric, improves mental clarity and alertness.


Skin/bodycare:  Hypertrophic scars and keloids, stimulate urine flow and menstruation, purifying; helps in reducing cellulite and water retention, indigestion and flatulence, gout, activates blood circulation and qi (vital energy), and relieves pain.


Blends well with:  Angelica, Rose, lavender, oakmoss, spice oils.


Precautions:  Dilute at 0.8% for topical use. Phototoxic. Excessive menses, bleeding disorders and pregnancy are not recommended to use.


Best before  June 2022 (BN 2008)


Lovage root CO2 vs Lovage root essential oil

Lovage root is CO2 extracted, and is therefore different from the steam-distilled lovage essential oil. Lovage CO2 extract smells exactly like the original herb itself, darker reddish-brown in colour, and thicker viscosity whereas Lovage essential oil smells is volatile and watery, light brown in colour and overall less potent. CO2 extracts contain unique and heavier molecules that cannot be extracted by steam distillation. By choosing this CO2 extracted option, you reap the complete benefits of the whole plant itself. That is why Vizü decided to source for the highest quality CO2 extraction of Lovage which is most often prized by Chinese herbalists and practitioners of herbal medicine.

What is CO2 extract?
CO2 extracted oils are high quality oils extracted using carbon dioxide in liquid form, as the solvent for lipophilic plant ingredients. There are not any waste streams and emissions involved in this eco-friendly technology. When carbon dioxide is converted to liquid by using low temperatures and high pressure, it becomes a safe and effective solvent that allows all the desirable active constituents of the botanical to be collected without the risk of heat, light and air (oxygen) degradation. Once the extraction is complete, the carbon dioxide is allowed to return to its natural gaseous state, leaving behind only the extracted essence of the plant. CO2 extracted oils are the closest representation of the natural plant ever achieved. Highly concentrated and more complete than essential oils, these CO2 extracts can be used at low amount in carrier oils and other base products.
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Ligusticum Chuanxiong Hort

The dried root of Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort. is one of the most popular herbal medicines in the world. Modern research indicates that organic acids, phthalides, alkaloids, polysaccharides, ceramides and cerebrosides are main components responsible for the bioactivities and properties of lovage root. In the past 20 years, rapid development by numerous experiments, pre-clinical studies and clinical trials, has advanced many aspects of the research of lovage root. It is not only used for medicinal purpose, but also for health care products, facial cosmetics, as a forage additive, tobacco flavour additive, natural preservative, and so on.


Different species of lovage is native to different parts of the world; namely Europe, China, Japan and Korea. In Europe, lovage is also known as love parsley. Herbalists recommend various preparations of lovage roots to stimulate urine flow and menstruation. In Asia, the stems are eaten to strengthen the body’s defences against infections and forcholera disease.


VIZU’s lovage root CO2 extract, which is native to China, is used for a wide variety of conditions, such as activating blood and circulation of qi (vital energy), expelling wind (flatulence) and relieving pain, including strengthening and increasing coronary blood flow. It is also used to increase cerebral blood flow and relieve celebral odema, control platelet agglutination and inhibit thrombosis, and also to reducing blood pressure by expanding peripheral blood vessels. It is known to have anti-radiation and bacteriostasis properties. Other uses are known to tranquilize and allay excitement as well. 


A 2012 research found that lovage root oil possesses the favourable therapeutic effects on formed hypertrophic scars. This may be also a successful treatment for keloids. The Chinese Pharmaceutical Association also found that oil of lovage root possessed very low acute and chronic toxicity at the same time, therefore revealed its great value of development and utilization in clinical applications.


This product must be produced by CO2 supercritical extraction method due to its unstability.

The dried root of Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort., known as Chuan-Xiong in folk medicine, is one of the oldest and most popular herbal medicines in the world. It has been used for thousands of years in traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean folk Medicine. It was firstly cited as “Xiong-Qiong” in Shennong’s Classic of Materia Medica,(200–300 A.D., Han Dynasty) an oldest Chinese herbal classical masterpiece. This herb is otherwise known as Senkyu (Jananese), Ch’onkung (Korean), and Szechuan lovage root (English), respectively.

Herbal remedy for atherosclerosis and hypertension (Study supported by the Sino-Finnish  Scientific and Technology Cooperation Foundation)


  • Combine 8 drops of lovage root CO2 extract and 8 drops of angelica root CO2 extract into 100ml of carrier oil of your choice. 
  • Apply onto targeted areas like a body massage oil or onto soles of feet daily. 
  • Consult your TCM physician before use.

  • Dilute up to 0.8% before topical use. 
  • Lovage root is phototoxic - avoid exposure to direct sunlight for several hours after applying on skin. 
  • Excessive menses, bleeding disorders and pregnancy are not recommended to use.