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Latin pharmacognostic name: Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix

Alternate Chinese names: 草乌头 cǎo wū tóu

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Aconitum kusnezoffi Reichb.

Origin (other sources): Aconitum kusnezoffi Reichb.*; Aconitum carmichaeli Debx.; Aconitum hemsleyanum Pritz.; Aconitum carmichaeli Debx. var. hwangschanicum W.T. Wang et Hsiao; Aconitum carmichaeli Debx. var. pubescens W.T. Wang et Hsiao; Aconitum vilmorinianum Kom.; Aconitum paniculigerum Nakai; Aconitum artemisaefolium Bar. et Skv.; Aconitum taipeicum Hand.-Mazz.; Aconitum stylosum Stapf; Aconitum karakolicum Rap.; Aconitum karakolicum Rap.; Aconitum soongaricum Stapf; Aconitum delavayi Franch.; Aconitum sungpanense Hand.-Mazz.; Aconitum balfourii Stapf; Aconitum richardsonianum Lauener var. crispulum W.T. Wang; Aconitum transsectum Diels

Use: Medicinal

Category: Interior-warming agents

Properties: Acrid; hot; toxic.

Channel entry: Liver, spleen, and lung channels.

Indications:

Tracks down wind and percolates dampness; disperses cold and relieves pain; sweeps phlegm and disperses swelling.

wind-cold-damp impediment (fēng hán shī bì); wind stroke paralysis; lockjaw; head wind; cold pain in the stomach duct and abdomen; phlegm aggregation; qì lumps; cold dysentery; throat impediment (hóu bì); welling- and flat-abscesses (yōng jū); clove sores (dīng); scrofula.

Dosage & Method: Oral: Decoct (1.5–6g); use in powders and pills. Topical: Grind to a powder and apply mixed or apply ground with vinegar or wine.

Warnings: Contraindicated in pregnancy. Clashes with banxia, gualou, bailian, chuanbeimu, zhebeimu. Fears xijiao.

Quality: Large, firm, farinaceous roots are the best.

Product Area: Produced in most parts of China, especially Zhèjiāng, Húběi, Húnán, Jiāngsū, ānhuī, and Liáoníng.

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