Aconitum folium, Aconite leaf, Cao Wu Ye 草乌叶

Cao Wu Ye (TCM)
Bdud rtsi lo ma (Tibet)

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Aconitum kusnezoffii

Botanical name:

Aconitum kusnezoffii
Other “Black” Aconitum species also supply the leaf

Parts used:

Leaf; collected in summer before flowering and dried.

Temperature & Taste:

Warm, dry. Pungent. Very Toxic

Uses:

1. Clears Heat and Toxin:

-Fever, Epidemic and Infectious Disease (Mongolian and Tibetan Medicine)
-Cough, Bronchitis, Influenza, Pneumonia
-Diarrhea, Dysentery

2. Clears Heat and Inflammations, Eases Pain:

-Headache, Toothache
-in Tibetan formulas for Hepatitis and Cholecystitis

Dose:

1000–1200mg in pills or powder

Main Combinations:

1. Fever, Influenza, with Tabasheer, White Sandalwood, Safflower, Bezoar (Tibetan)
2. Pneumonia, with Calcite, Safflower, Rhodiola, Licorice, White Sandalwood (Tibetan)
3. Hepatitis, Cholecystitis, with Swertia, Gentian, Barberry bark, Safflower (Tibetan)

Major Formulas:

Bright Red Decoction (Dmar chen thang) (Tibetan)

Cautions:

1. Avoid Overdose
2. Not used in Pregnancy
3. For other Cautions see Aconite

Main Preparations used:

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