Ginger can detoxify aconite

Following the recent honey wine incident, another incident of poisoning was exposed due to drinking honey wine that one had made oneself. Further investigation revealed that this was due to the presence of Artemisia selengensis in the honey wine.

Coronary heart disease Aconitum green plants (Artemisia selengensis on top and Aconitum truncatum on bottom)

Artemisia annua is a green plant of the genus Aconitum in the Ranunculaceae family, and is highly poisonous. Most of the green plants of the genus Aconitum contain aconitine, which has strong toxic side effects.

Among the Chinese medicinal materials, Lu Te Ke, Chuan Wu, Cao Wu, etc. come from the roots of Aconitum and Aconitum of the Aconitum plant genus. They are all toxic Chinese medicinal materials and cannot be taken directly. Generally, patients are advised to use them on their own.

Coronary heart disease: a picture to correctly understand the large family of Chinese medicinal materials of Aconitum

Among them, Lu Te technology is a very common Chinese medicinal material in traditional Chinese medicine. The current products are Heishunpian, Baifupian, Paofupian and other processed products. Because of its harmfulness, there are often great disputes about its usage, dosage, and preparation methods of traditional Chinese medicine.

How should we control the toxicity of aconite and effectively apply Lute Technology?

Lute Technology: Traditional Chinese Medicine Preparation Methods from Ancient Times to the Present

Lute technology was used as early as in the "Shennong Bencao Jing". It can restore Yang, rescue the adverse condition, warm the middle and dispel cold. Lu Te Technology is highly toxic, and the key is to control the toxicity of aconite through the preparation and combination of traditional Chinese medicine.

During the Han Dynasty, Zhang Zhongjing used a lot of Lu Te technology, which was divided into raw and processed use. For example, Sini Decoction uses one raw piece of Rhizoma Lucidum to warm and tonify kidney yang; Wuyao Rhizoma Lucidum and Asarum Decoction uses one roasted piece of Rhizoma Lucidum to nourish the middle and disperse the cold inside.

The meat here is "roasted" before use, which means that the meat is roasted (scalded or roasted over high heat), peeled, cut into slices and then used in the prescription. Then gradually boil it in cold water and add auxiliary Chinese medicine for processing, such as black beans, salt, vinegar, licorice and so on.

Treatment measures for aconite poisoning

1. Take raw mung bean powder with cold water: 2 tablespoons for adults, about 40g; 1 tablespoon for children, about 20g.

2. Take pure honey with cold water: about 120g for adults and about 40g for children.

3. Chew raw radish slices: about 3 slices at a time, each slice is 0.5 cm thick. You can also weigh it according to the specific situation.

4. Ice red bean paste or cold red bean paste: one cup, about 200ml, you can also weigh it according to the specific situation.

5. Quickly boil raw licorice water: It can be taken warm. Adults use 60g of licorice and children use 20g of licorice.

6. Quickly boil the fangfeng and black bean water, which can also be taken warm. Adults use 30g of fangfeng and children use 15g of fangfeng.

7. Taking cinnamon powder: For patients with mild poisoning, use 30 grams (10 grams for children), add 200 ml of boiling water (70 ml for children), seal for 5 minutes, and take it all at once. For patients with moderate to severe poisoning, take 3 to 6 times in a row, using no less than 30 grams of cinnamon powder each time.