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
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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