Iron rod hammer (Aconitum pendulum)

铁棒锤tiě bàng chuíTiebangchui

Aconitum pendulum · Plant

Aconitum, standing in for Aconitum pendulum
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Indications

The catalogue records no caution for this entry. That is not evidence that it is safe.

Indications

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

FractureFrostbiteInnominate Toxin SwellingKnocks & FallsPoisonous Snake BiteScrofulaSwollen Welling Abscess & Malign SoreWind-damp Lumbago

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Iron rod hammer does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Dispel Wind & Eliminate DampDisperse Swelling & Relieve PainQuicken Blood & Dispel Stasis