The efficacy and function of chicken claw black

I believe many people are familiar with the Chinese medicinal material Ji Zhawu. As a common Chinese medicinal material, Ji Zhawu is rich in nutrients. Let us learn about it in detail below.

【Other name】 Aconitum carmichaelii

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of the plant Delphinium kangdingense of the Ranunculaceae family.

[Original form] Kangding Delphinium, perennial herb. The stem is 30-80cm tall, densely covered with short, appressed, recurved soft hairs, and branched at the top. The basal leaves often wither during flowering, and the leaves at the bottom of the stem have long petioles; the petioles are 5.5-17.5cm long, densely covered with short, recurved, appressed soft hairs; the leaf blades are pentagonal or nearly circular, 3.2-6.2cm long, 4.5-8.5cm wide, 3-partite, the central lobe is rhombic, two to three times nearly pinnately fissured, the lobes are lanceolate triangular, or lanceolate linear, 1.5-4mm wide, the lateral lobes are obliquely fan-shaped, 2-parted to near the base, covered with short appressed hairs on the upper side, and covered with long soft hairs on the lower side. The raceme has 3-12 flowers, arranged in an umbel shape; bracts are linear; pedicels are 3-7.5cm long, densely covered with short curved soft hairs, often mixed with glandular hairs; bracteoles are born on the pedicel. The pedicel is 3-7.5cm long, densely covered with short recurved soft hairs, often mixed with glandular hairs; bracteoles are born near the middle of the pedicel, 3-3.5mm long; flowers are bipartite, bilaterally symmetrical; sepals are 5, elliptic-obovate or broadly elliptic, 1-1.2cm long, dark purple-blue, with short soft hairs on the outside, glabrous on the inside, and 2-2.5cm long; petals are 2, blue, glabrous, and rounded at the apex; there are 2 staminodes, blue, with broad obovate petals, undivided or slightly concave at the apex, and with yellow beards on the ventral side; stamens are numerous, covered with short hairs or glabrous; carpels are 3, densely covered with short soft hairs. The follicles are about 1.2 cm long. The seeds are obovate tetrahedral, about 1.5 mm long, with narrow wings along the edges. The flowering period is from July to September, and the fruiting period is from August to October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing on mountain grass slopes at an altitude of 2300-3250m.

[Properties] Identification of properties: the root is conical or oblong-conical, 1-7.5 cm long and 1-5 mm in diameter. The surface is dark brown with longitudinal lines and root fibrous marks. Some of the epidermis has fallen off, revealing brown fibers. The root head has residual fibrous petiole residues and a hollow stem base. It is tough, not easy to break, fibrous in cross section, and yellow in color. It has a faint smell and a bitter taste.

[Chemical composition] The root of Kangding Delphinium contains tatsiensine, deacetylambiguine, browniine and delsoine. Hetisinone, browniine, delcosine, hetisinone, hetisine, lycoctonine, ajaconine, tatsinine, deltatsine, tatsidine, tatsirine, dictysine, delelatine, β-sitosterol.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; slightly bitter; hot; toxic

【Functions and indications】Warms the middle and relieves pain. Mainly used for cold pain in the abdomen; pain in the muscles and bones caused by fatigue

[Usage and Dosage] For oral administration: grind into powder, 0.3-0.6g, take with boiled water.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is a detailed description of the effects and eating methods of Chicken Claw Black. Medicines like Chicken Claw Black are very effective in treating diseases. However, it should be noted that when using Chicken Claw Black, it needs to be used in moderation and should not be used too much, otherwise it will not be of any benefit to the body.