Northern Monkshood (Aconitum kusnezoffii)

北乌头běi wū tóuBeiwutou

Aconitum kusnezoffii · Plant

Aconitum, standing in for Aconitum kusnezoffii
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Indications

Cautions

Highly toxic; requires professional processing.

Indications

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

AnesthesiaBlood Stasis Swelling & PainCold Mounting With PainCold Pain In Heart & AbdomenHead Wind HeadacheKnocks & FallsIn Joints PainToxin Of Flat Abscess SwellingWind-cold-damp ImpedimentWind Stroke With Hemiplegia

TCM actions

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

Dispel Wind & Overcome DampDisperse Swelling & Relieve PainWarm Channels & Dissipate Cold

Other entries for Aconitum kusnezoffii

Kusnezoff Monkshood 草乌Kuye aconite 库页乌头Northern Monkshood 北方乌头Prepared Sichuan Monkshood 制川乌Small Grass Monkshood 小草乌