The efficacy and function of Xiaobaicheng [picture]

Xiaobaicheng [picture] is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine. We can use Xiaobaicheng [picture] to treat many diseases, and it also has good health-preserving effects, so we can use the different medicinal effects of Xiaobaicheng [picture] to solve some small problems that bother us in life.

[Other names] Artemisia chinensis, Aconitum truncatum

[Source] It is a plant of the genus Aconitum in the Ranunculaceae family, Aconitum bullatifolium Levl., and its tubers are used as medicine. Collect in autumn and winter, remove the fibrous roots, wash and dry.

[Original form] Perennial herb. The tuber is cylindrical or carrot-shaped, about 4 cm long. The stem height is 30 to 50 cm. There is one basal leaf and 2 to 4 stem leaves near the base, all with long petioles; the leaf blade is pentagonal, 5.5 to 13 cm long, 8.5 to 20 cm wide, 3-parted, the central lobe is obovate rhombus-shaped, 3-lobed, and the lobes are narrow ovate; the other 2 to 3 stem leaves are sparsely arranged and smaller. It blooms in autumn, with a raceme 16 to 30 cm long, densely covered with retroflexed white short soft hairs and spreading yellow glandular hairs; the pedicel is 1 to 4.5 cm long; the bracteoles are elliptical, 3.5 to 7 mm long; there are 5 sepals, petal-shaped, purple-blue, sparsely covered with short soft hairs on the outside, the upper sepal is boat-shaped and helmet-shaped, the lower edge is nearly straight, 1.3 to 2 cm long; there are 2 petals, small, with long claws, glabrous, and short spurs; there are many stamens; there are 5 carpels. Follicles.

[Habitat distribution] Growing on high mountain grass slopes. Produced in the north of central Yunnan.

[Chemical composition] The root tuber contains aconitine.

【Nature and flavor】Pungent, bitter, warm. Very poisonous.

【Functions and indications】Dispel wind and cold, activate collaterals and relieve pain. Used for rheumatic joint pain, lumbar muscle strain, soft tissue contusion, joint sprain, and intercostal neuralgia.

[Usage and Dosage] 50-100 mg, grind into powder and take in 2 doses with wine or warm water.

【Note】 Contains aconitine, which is highly toxic. The dosage must be controlled when used. Not for use in children under 5 years old.

[Additional prescription] For various pains: Wash and dry the root tubers of Xiaobaicheng, grind into powder. Adults can take 50 mg 1 to 2 times a day with wine or warm water.

[Remarks] This product contains aconitine, which is highly toxic and the dosage must be controlled when used. Not for use in children under 5 years old.

【Excerpt】 National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines

【Source】 Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine

The above article analyzes some of the effects of Xiaobaicheng [picture]. In our daily life, we can eat Xiaobaicheng [picture] in moderation according to our own situation, which will be of great help in improving our body functions.