Chuan Wu (Zhi), 100g

Processed Sichuan Aconite Main Root dispels wind, disperses cold and stops pain; Reduces swellings, induces ulcerations, and dispels putrefaction.

English Name: Prepared Sichuan Aconite, Radix Aconiti Preparata
Unit Size: 100 Grams
Potency: 5:1
Taste: Acrid; Bitter
Properties: Hot, Very Toxic
Actions: Dispels wind, disperses cold and stops pain; Reduces swellings, induces ulcerations, and dispels putrefaction.
Pattern: For painful obstruction, headache, and abdominal pain from wind-cold-dampness; Used when hard abscesses do not soften and ulcerate or when ulceration does not lead to healing.
Chinese Symptomology: painful obstruction; headache; abdominal pain; yin flat abscess; nonhealing abscesses or ulcers.
Materia Medica: Warm the Interior & Expel Cold
Contraindications: Contraindicated in patients with yin deficiency, yang excess, heat disorders, or during pregnancy. See Chinese Herbal Medicine Materica Medica, 3rd ed (page 679) for information on toxicity.