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Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Aconitum carmichaeli Debx. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: See 川乌 and 草乌

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Acrid; hot; slightly toxic.

Actions and indications: Dispels wind; disperses cold; dries dampness; boosts fire and assists yáng. Treats wind-cold-damp impediment (hán bì); joint-running wind (lì jié fēng) pain; numbness in the limbs; cold pain in the heart [region] and abdomen; strings and aggregations (xián pǐ); concretions and conglomerations.

Notes: This is long thin aconite (fù zǐ) or wild aconite (cǎo wū tóu).

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