Monkshood (Aconitum carmichaeli)

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Aconitum carmichaeli · Plant

Aconitum, standing in for Aconitum carmichaeli
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Indications

Cautions

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

Indications

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

Cold Mounting With PainCold Pain In Heart & AbdomenHead Wind HeadacheHemiplegiaIn Limbs NumbnessIn Joints PainStasis Pain From Knocks & FallsToxin Of Flat Abscess SwellingWind-cold-damp Impediment

TCM actions

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

Dispel Wind & Eliminate DampDissipate Cold & Relieve PainWarm Channels