The efficacy and function of Aconitum roundleaf

Round-leaf Aconitum is a common Chinese medicine with many different functions. It can regulate some diseases of the human body. Let us learn about its specific functions below.

【English name】 Rotundleaf Monkshood

【Other name】 Aconitum kusnezoffii, Aconitum jungarensis

[Source] Medicinal material source: The tuberous root of Aconitum roundleaf, a plant of the Ranunculaceae family.

[Original form] Round-leaved Aconitum, perennial herb, 15-42cm tall. The tubers are in pairs and are about 2 cm long. The stem is erect, sparsely covered with recurved and closely attached short soft hairs. Leaves are alternate; petiole 4.2-20cm long, covered with recurved short soft hairs, with developed sheath at base; leaf blade is round-reniform, 3-6.5cm wide, 3 deeply lobed, central deep lobe is inverted trapezoidal, 3 shallowly lobed, shallow lobes have a few ovate lobes or round teeth, lateral deep lobes are fan-shaped, unequally 3 lobes slightly beyond the middle, glabrous on both sides or only covered with short soft hairs on veins and edges. The raceme has 3-5 flowers; the inflorescence axis and pedicel are pubescent; the lower bracts are leaf-like or 3-lobed, and the upper bracts are linear; the pedicel is 2.5-7mm long; the bracteoles are in the middle or above the middle of the pedicel, linear; the flowers are bisexual and bilaterally symmetrical; the sepals are 5, petal-shaped, purple, densely pubescent on the outside, the upper sepal is sickle-shaped or boat-shaped sickle-shaped, the lower edge is 1.4-1.8cm long, and the lateral sepals are obliquely obovate, 1.3-1.6cm long; the petals are 2, the petals are 1-1.5mm long, the lower part is split into 2 small filaments, spur-shaped, slightly bent forward; the stamens are numerous, the filaments are sparsely pubescent, and the margins are entire; the carpels are 5, densely pubescent. The follicles are 0.9-1.3cm long. Seeds are numerous, obovate, 2.5-3mm long, with 3 longitudinal ridges and narrow wings on the ridges. The flowering period is August and the fruiting period is September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in alpine grassland at an altitude of 3100m.

[Chemical composition] The root tuber contains atisine and islatisine.

【Nature and flavor】 Pungent; bitter; hot; toxic

【Meridian】 Stomach; spleen meridian

【Functions and indications】Analgesia; hemostasis. Mainly used for traumatic injury; traumatic bleeding; toothache

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: grind into powder, 0.2-0.3g. Twice a day. For external use: take appropriate amount, grind into powder and apply on the affected area.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines in Xinjiang": The whole plant is used as an antipyretic. Root tuber: External application can relieve pain, remove dead tissue and promote tissue regeneration. It is also used by the public to treat toothache.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the introduction of the above content, we can understand that Aconitum roundleaf plays a very important role in treating some diseases. The consumption of the Chinese medicine Aconitum roundleaf should also be determined according to each person's physical condition. Remember not to take the medicine blindly.