What is the function of the traditional Chinese medicine aconite?

Aconite is a traditional Chinese medicine, mainly produced in Hubei, Sichuan, Hunan and other places. It is usually harvested in summer, and the mother root, fibrous roots and mud and sand are usually removed. This is called "mud aconite". It is processed and prepared into salt aconite, black skin, etc. It is a warming medicine. The traditional Chinese medicine aconite is generally used to treat various diseases. It cannot be used casually. So what is the function of the traditional Chinese medicine aconite? Let's take a look at it.

Function and indications

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Function: Restore yang, replenish fire and assist yang, dispel cold and relieve pain. "It is the best medicine for restoring yang and rescuing patients from adverse conditions."

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Indications: It is used for excessive Yin suppressing Yang, profuse sweating and loss of Yang, vomiting and diarrhea, syncope, cold limbs and weak pulse, cold pain in the heart and abdomen, cold dysentery, beriberi and edema, wind-cold and dampness, cold uterus, vomiting and diarrhea due to deficiency cold, edema due to Yin cold, exogenous infection due to Yang deficiency, Yin carbuncle, ulcers and all diseases caused by deep and chronic cold.

Dosage

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3～15g. 18~30g can be used to restore yang and rescue the adverse condition. There are also large doses of more than 30g.

Jingfang Sini Decoction: one piece of raw aconite, one and a half liang of dried ginger, two liang of roasted licorice

Poge Jiuxin Decoction: 30~100~200 grams of aconite, 60 grams of dried ginger, 60 grams of licorice, 10~30 grams of Korean ginseng, 60~120 grams of cornus flesh, 30 grams each of raw dragon bone and oyster powder and active magnet powder, and 0.3-0.5 grams of musk.

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Aconite porridge: 10 grams of processed aconite, 15 grams of roasted ginger, and 100 grams of polished rice. Grind the two medicines into fine powder, use 5 grams each time, and cook into porridge with rice and water. You can also reduce the amount of the two herbs by half, boil them in water to extract the juice, and add it to rice to cook porridge.

Originated from "Shenghuifang". This prescription uses aconite to warm the interior, dispel cold and relieve pain, and roasted ginger to warm the middle, dispel cold and stop diarrhea. Used for abdominal pain, diarrhea, and loose stools caused by internal cold.

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Aconite root and coix seed porridge: 10 grams of prepared aconite root, 30 grams of coix seed, and 100 grams of polished rice. Fry the aconite root to extract the juice, add coix seed and glutinous rice, add water and cook until the porridge is cooked. Take in 2 times.

This prescription uses aconite root to dispel cold and relieve pain, and coix seed to remove dampness and relax muscles. Used for wind-cold-dampness arthralgia, joint pain, and cramps in the limbs.

The traditional Chinese medicine aconite has many functions, but pregnant women cannot eat it. Aconite should not be taken together with Pinellia, Trichosanthes, and Fritillaria. And you need to use the medicine according to your detailed situation and the appropriate dosage. Don't take too much, because aconite is toxic and will have an excitatory and paralyzing effect on the myocardium, nerves, and peripheral nerves, causing poisoning symptoms such as dizziness, blurred vision, vomiting, and even life-threatening.