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The Experiments on Aconite by Storck

ByAdam Tate

The Experiments on Aconite by Storck Aconitum napellusMateria Medica Botanica, Wellman, 1845 IntroductionMonkshood, or Aconitum napellus is a western equivalent to the Aconitum Fu Zi, Wu Tao and Chuan Wu of TCM, all of these being Aconite species with more-or-less similar effects. The Aconites have been essential medicines in TCM for increasing Yang, warming the…

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Aconitum carmichaeli, Wu Tuo PRO

ByAdam Tate

Aconitum carmichaeli, Wu Tuo 乌涂 Aconitum, Chuan Wu 川乌 Aconitum, Cao Wu 草乌 Chuan Wu, Cao Wu, Wu Tuo (TCM) Aconitum carmichaeliCurtis, W., Curtis’s botanical magazine (1841) Left: Aconitum Cao Wu (prepared); Right: Aconitum Chuan Wu (prepared)(Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Aconitum spp.  1. A. carmichaeli (Chuan Wu, Wu Tuo)  2. A. kusnezoffii (Cao Wu)Over 20…

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Aconitum, Bong nga PRO

ByAdam Tate

Aconitum, Bong nga བོང་ང༌ The Tibetan Aconites Bong nga (general name for Aconites in Tibetan Medicine) Aconitum heterophyllumWhite AconiteCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, (1874) Aconitum feroxBlack AconiteF.E. Koehler, Medizinal Pflanzen, (1890) Aconitum gymnandrum‘Red Aconite’ (Lesser variety)Curtis’s Botanical Magazine (1907) Aconitum tauricum“Yellow Aconite”F.G. Hayne, Getreue Darstellung und Beschreibung derin der Arzneykunde gebräuchlichen Gewächse, (1833) Botanical name: There are…

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Aconite Species of the West

ByAdam Tate

A review of Aconite Species of the West Aconitum napellusMateria Medica Botanica, Wellman, 1845 IntroductionThe Aconite family is one of the most enigmatic, interesting and useful medicines of Traditional Medicine, and is also potentially one of the most dangerous. All Medicine Traditions recognise the Aconite family, although they were not generally used medicinally in the…

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