Great river aconite (Aconitum franchetii)

大渡乌头dà dù wū tóuDaduwutou

Aconitum franchetii · Plant

Aconitum, standing in for Aconitum franchetii
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Highly toxic; use only processed form; contraindicated in pregnancy; avoid with cardiac conditions.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Great river aconite for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Back PainJoint Rheumatism PainLimb PainNeuralgia PainCold SyndromeParalysis SyndromeWind-damp Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Great river aconite does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit Circulation

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Aconitum franchetii and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.

  • Benefit Circulation0 records
  • Back Pain0 records
  • Joint Rheumatism Pain0 records
  • Limb Pain0 records
  • Neuralgia Pain0 records
  • Cold Syndrome0 records
  • Paralysis Syndrome0 records
  • Wind-damp Syndrome0 records