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Aconiti Hemsleyani Tuber

Climbing aconite [tuber]

藤乌头 〔藤烏頭〕 téng wū tóu

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Aconitum hemsleyanum Pritz.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Acrid*; warm*; highly toxic*.

Actions and indications: Calms tetany, reduces blood pressure, effuses sweating, and disinhibits urine. Treats lumbar and leg pain; innominate toxin swellings (wú míng zhǒng dú); injury from knocks and falls; lichen (xiǎn).

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