The efficacy and function of Aconitum truncatum

Aconitum carmichaelii is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. It is very helpful to the human body in treating certain diseases. Moreover, this kind of medicine is also widely used. When choosing Aconitum carmichaelii, it is necessary to understand its efficacy, functions and contraindications. Let's take a look at it below.

【English Name】 Patentflower Monkshood

[Source] Medicinal material source: The tuberous root of Aconitum truncatum of the Ranunculaceae family.

[Original form] Aconitum carmichaelii is a perennial herb, about 50cm tall. The root tuber is carrot-shaped, about 7cm long and 8mm in diameter. Stem erect, glabrous. Leaves are alternate; petioles are 3-5.5cm long and glabrous; leaf blades are pentagonal-round, 4.2-4.8cm long, 4-5.6cm wide, 3-partite almost reaching the base, central lobes are rhombic, 3-partite, deep lobes are ± finely lobed, lateral lobes are obliquely fan-shaped, unequally 2-partite, glabrous or almost glabrous on both sides. The raceme is narrow and long, with about 25 densely packed flowers; the inflorescence axis and pedicel are elongated with short soft hairs; the lower bracts are leaf-like, and the upper bracts are linear; the lower pedicel is 4-7mm long; the bracteoles are born on the upper part of the pedicel, linear; the flowers are bisexual and bilaterally symmetrical; the sepals are 5, petal-shaped, blue-violet, and covered with short soft hairs on the outside. The upper sepal is boat-shaped and sickle-shaped, about 1.8cm long from the base to the beak, slightly concave at the lower edge, forming a narrow beak with the outer edge, the lateral sepals are broadly obovate, about 1.3cm long, and the lower sepals are oblong; the petals are 2, about 1.5cm long, with a few hairs on the claws, the petals are about 5mm long and glabrous, the lip is about 2.5mm long, the spur is very short, hemispherical, and about 0.7mm long; the stamens are numerous, the filaments are entire, glabrous, or occasionally with short hairs; the carpels are 5, covered with sparse soft hairs. Follicles. Many seeds. The flowering period is September and the fruiting period is October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown on mountain grass slopes at an altitude of 4600m.

[Chemical composition] The root tuber contains chasmanine, aconitine, chasmaconitine, indaconitine, homochasmanine, chasmanthinine and browniine.

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

【Entry】 Spleen; Kidney meridian

【Functions and indications】Dispel wind and dampness; relieve pain. Treats wind, cold and dampness; joint pain

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 1.5-3g. It is better to fry for a long time.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Commonly Used Tibetan Herbs": analgesic, wind-dispelling, and rheumatism treatment.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the detailed introduction above, we have a good understanding of the efficacy and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Aconitum carmichaelii. I hope this can be helpful to everyone.