The efficacy and function of Aconitum truncatum

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[Other names] Xuewu, Strychnos nux vomica (Discussion on Chinese Medicinal Materials Varieties), Aconitum monnieri (Zhejiang Tianmu Yam Plant Catalogue), Aconitum tenggensis, Aconitum yangjiaoqi (Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 12 (10): 684, 1965).

[Source] It is the tuberous root of Aconitum cucullatum, a plant of the Ranunculaceae family. Dig up from July to September, remove the fibrous roots and dry in the sun.

[Original form] Perennial twining herb. The tuber is inverted cone-shaped and can be more than 6 cm long. The vines are purple, smooth and branched on the sunny side. Leaves are alternate, broadly oval, 5.5-7.5 cm long and 5.5-6.5 cm wide; leaf blades are palmately 3-parted, with the central lobe being the largest, trapezoidal rhombus or ovate-elliptical, with acute apex, side lobes obliquely ovate, and further divided into 2 shallow lobes at the base, with sparsely obtuse teeth on the lobe margins; leaf base is truncated or shallowly cordate, smooth and glabrous on both sides; petiole is 2-3 cm long. Inflorescence contains 2 to 12 flowers, bracteoles are linear; sepals are 5, blue-purple, petal-shaped, upper sepal is helmet-shaped, with a short beak, lateral sepals are obovate and broadly spoon-shaped, lower sepals are ovate-elliptical, except for the inner surface of the lateral sepals sparsely covered with white long hairs, the rest are smooth and hairless; petals are 2, hairless, hidden in the galea, the lower part of the nectary body expands to the base of the cleft nearly truncate, spur 2 mm long: stamens are numerous; carpels are 5, hairless or sparsely pubescent. The follicles are oblong, 1.2 to 1.5 cm long. Flowering period is from August to September. The fruiting period is from October to November.

[Habitat distribution] It grows in bushes on hillsides or in shady and damp grass on roadsides at the edge of forests. Distributed in Sichuan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Henan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places.

[Preparation] Soak in clean water until a slight numb taste remains, mix with licorice and black bean decoction, steam or cook together, then take out and dry.

[Properties and flavors] "Zhejiang Tianmu Yam Plant Records": "pungent, warm, and highly toxic."

【Functions and indications】Anti-spasmodic, antihypertensive, diaphoretic and diuretic. Treats low back and leg pain, unknown swelling, bruises, and ringworms.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water for 3-5 fen; soak in wine or grind into powder. For external use: grind into juice and apply or grind into powder and apply.

【Note】 This product is extremely toxic and should not be taken internally without processing.

[Additional prescription] ① To treat unknown swelling and poison: grind Aconitum into a paste with rice soup in a rough bowl and apply it to the affected area; if the wound has already ulcerated, the head should be left. (Zhejiang Tianmu Yam Plant Records)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Discussion on Chinese Medicinal Materials Varieties"

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