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Aconitum tauricum
F.G. Hayne, Getreue Darstellung und Beschreibung der in
der Arzneykunde gebräuchlichen Gewächse, vol. 12 (1833)
F.G. Hayne, Getreue Darstellung und Beschreibung der in
der Arzneykunde gebräuchlichen Gewächse, vol. 12 (1833)
Aconitum fischeri
Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 116 (1890)
Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 116 (1890)
Botanical name:
Several Aconitum spp. are used as a source:
1. Aconitum tauricum (syn. A. autumnale)
2. A. kongboense
3.. A. fischeri (some sources equate with Bong nga dkar po)
Parts used:
Root
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Pungent, Bitter. Poison (Tibetan)
Hot in TCM
Several Aconitum spp. are used as a source:
1. Aconitum tauricum (syn. A. autumnale)
2. A. kongboense
3.. A. fischeri (some sources equate with Bong nga dkar po)
Parts used:
Root
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Pungent, Bitter. Poison (Tibetan)
Hot in TCM
Uses:
1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:
-Antidote
-meat poisoning
-poisoning of 'Black' Aconite (A. ferox etc.)
-Fever; Fever from excess Bile or Poison
2. Clears Wind and Damp, Relieves Pain:
-wind-damp joint pain
-Rheumatism
Dose:
1.5–6 grams
1.5–6 grams
Cautions:
Toxic. Avoid overdose.
Main Preparations used:
Toxic. Avoid overdose.
Main Preparations used: