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