Aconite Root
1.Other Name: Aconitum carmichaeli Debx, Radix Aconiti Lateralis Praeparata
2.Form: Root, Slice & Powder
Aconite Root
1.Other Name: Aconitum carmichaeli Debx, Radix Aconiti Lateralis Praeparata
2.Form: Root, Slice & Powder
3.Packing: bag
Pinyin Name: Fu Zi
Literal Name: "appendage"
Original Source: Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Divine Husbandman's Classic of the Materia Medica) in the second century
English Name: aconite, prepared daughter root of common monks' hood
Botanical Name: Aconitum carmichaeli Debx. (Wu Tou)
Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Aconiti Lateralis Praeparata
Properties: acrid, hot
Channels Entered: Heart, Kidney, Spleen
Safety Index: toxic
CHINESE THERAPEUTIC ACTIONS
1. Restores Depleted Yang
2. Tonifies Yang, Augments Fire
3.Warms Channels, Disperses Cold and Dampness, Relieves Pain
DOSAGE
The normal dosage is 3 to 15 grams. Fu Zi must be predecocted for 30 to 60 minutes.
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
Aconitine, mesaconitine, hypaconitine, isodelphinine, benzoylmesaconitine, -hydroxyneoline, higenamine,ácoryneine, atisines, aminophenols, neoline, 15- dl-demethyl coclaurine, salsolinol
