INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Radix Aconiti Preparata |
| Common English: | Prepared Aconite Processed Sichuan Aconite Main Root Aconite Wutou Mother Root of the Common Monks' Hood |
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Acrid Bitter |
Hot Very Toxic |
Liver Spleen (Heart) |
1.5-9g Boil for 30-60 min. before adding to the decoction Tincture: 0.5-2ml |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Expels Wind-Dampness, disperses Cold, warms and activates the channels and stops pain |
Wind-Damp Painful Obstruction (Bi) with Severe sub-cardiac and abdominal pain from Wind-Cold-Dampness Headache Trauma Anesthesia (Can be applied topically) |
Reduces swellings, induces ulceration and dispels putrefication |
Topically for Yin flat abscesses Used when hard abscesses do not soften and ulcerate or do not heal |
Treats unconsciousness caused by Phlegm Stagnation |
Unprocessed can treat unconsciousness, deviation of the mouth and eyes and a roaring sound of Phlegm in the throat (very rare usage) |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
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INCOMPATIBILITIES |
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HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
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Scorpio |
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Generalized joint pain with restrictions in range of motion. |
Wind-Cold-Dampness or Phlegm- Dampness and Blood Stasis lingering and stagnating in the channels and collaterals. |
Warms the channels and collaterals, disperses Cold, expels Wind and Dampness, unblocks the collaterals and stops pain to treat stubborn painful obstruction with severe symptoms due to Wind, Dampness and/or Cold. |
Unprepared Rz. Arisaematis |
Rx. Lateralis Aconiti Preparata |
Unprepared Rz. Arisaematis |
Powder and apply to Tai Yang for severe headaches. |
Severe Cold leading to pain that goes right through the chest from front to back or vice versa. Angina. |
Topically, as a powder for Yin flat abscesses. |
Unprepared Rz. Arisaematis |
Concentrated Vinegar |
Rx. Aconiti Kusnezoffi |
Topically, for any type of toxic sore. |
As a wash for ulcerations that do not heal. Ingested or used topically for Coldness and pain in the low back and legs. |
Topically for aching and pain in the joints and muscles. |
Rx. Aconiti Kusnezoffi |
Arisaema cum Bile |
Arisaema cum Bile |
Muscle spasms and pain with difficulty in movement due to Cold-Dampness or Blood Stagnation. |
Headache. |
Crush, mix and apply topically to Taiyang for headaches. |
Fr. Foeniculi |
Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae |
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Hernia due to Cold. |
Abscess and ulceration. |
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- Overdose will cause numbness of the lips, tongue, and extremities, vomiting, facial pallor, irritability, decrease in the pulse rate and blood pressure, difficulty in breathing, and coma.
- Some sources classify this as an "Expel Wind and Dampness" herb.
- This herb also enters and tonifies the Ming Men.
- The tincture of this herb is used as a surgical anesthetic.
- This herb expels Cold, eliminates firm but painless lumps in the epigastrium, warms and nourishes the Zang Fu, treats all types of Wind, breaks up stagnant Qi and treat abdominal pain due to externally-contracted Wind-Cold.
- This herb inhibits the growth of live and proliferative Stomach cancer cells.
- It has been shown to be effective in treating Stomach, esophageal, Liver, Colon and rectal cancers.
- One major source says that this herb has six functions: 1: remove Cold; 2: relieve epigastric mass; 3: warm and nourish the viscera; 4: heal diverse Wind conditions; 5: alleviate Qi Stagnation; 6: stop abdominal pain due to Cold.
- To treat polyps, soak 5 pieces in wine for three days and use the liquid to wash the polyp three to four times a day.
- Zhi Chuan Wu, Rx. Aconiti Kusnezoffi Preparata Zhi Cao Wu and Sm. Strychni Ma Qian Zi are often the foundation for many plasters used to treat musculoskeletal pain due to either rheumatism or trauma.
- Processed Sichuan Aconite Main Root Zhi Chuan Wu is the form this herb should be used as internally.
- Dry-fried Sichuan Aconite Main Root Chao Chuan Wu is less toxic, but rarely used today.
- Unprepared Sichuan Aconite Main Root Sheng Chuan Wu Should only be applied externally.