Medicinals

xuě shàng yī zhī hāo / 雪上一枝蒿 / 雪上一枝蒿 / Yúnnán alpine aconite [root]

Latin pharmacognostic name: Aconiti Brachypodi Radix

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Origin: Plant

Use: medicinal

Category: Wind-damp–dispelling agents / Wind-cold-damp–dispelling agents

Properties: Bitter, acrid, and numbing&ast

  • warm&ast
  • highly toxic*.

    Channel entry: liver channel.

    Indications:

    • Dispels wind and dampness; strengthens sinew and bone: Wind-damp impediment (fēng shī bì) pain; painful injury from knocks and falls.
    • Kills worms and resolves toxin: Toxin swelling of sores; venomous snake bites.

      Dosage & Method:

      Oral: 0.02–0.05g taken in powder form. Topical: make as a medicinal wine as a topical rub or apply ground with wine.

      Warning:

      Contraindicated in pregnancy and for young children, the aged, and people with heart disease or ulcers. Care should be taken not to exceed prescribed doses.

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