Aconitum carmichaeli (Fuzi)

Distribution:
Sichuan, Shaanxi
 
Properties (characteristics):
Acrid, hot

Channels (meridians) entered:
Heart, kidney, spleen

Actions & Indications:
To restore yang, to improve fire, and to disperse cold.

Being used in: sweating profusely with body temperature dropping; muscle spasm in cholera; instant sweating, afraid of cold in cases of yangxu (yang deficient); pain and cold in chest and abdomen, chronic diarrhea due to pixu (spleen deficient), chronic muscle or joint pain due to wind cold dampness, tightness and pain in joints and muscles; Edema, and coldness in the lower legs due to shenyangxu (kidney yang deficient).

Medical Function:
sedative effect
analgesic effect
anti inflammatory effect
anti cancer effect
heart stimulating effect

Dosage:
1.5 to 12 g per day. If using large dosage, boil this herb first before adding other herbs.

Samples of formulae:
For weakness with shenyangxu syndrome: jin gui shen qi wan
For cardiac exhaustion: si ni tang