High aconite (Aconitum sinomontanum)

高乌头gāo wū tóuGaowutou

Aconitum sinomontanum · Plant

Aconitum, standing in for Aconitum sinomontanum
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Indications

Cautions

Highly toxic; requires professional processing.

Indications

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

Acute Bacillary DysenteryAcute EnteritisChronic Bacillary DysenteryChronic EnteritisFullness In Chest & Abdomen BloatingKnocks & FallsScrofulaSore & BoilStomachachePain In Joints SwellingWind-damp Impediment Pain

TCM actions

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

Dispel Wind & Eliminate DampQuicken Blood & Disperse SwellingRectify Qi & Relieve Pain