Stroke, epilepsy treated with TCM Arisaema Cum Bile

What is Arisaema Cum Bile(Dan Nan Xing)?
Also known as Rhizoma Arisaematis Cum Bile in Latin, bile arisaema actually means the process, or sometimes the fermentation, product of combining fine prepared arisaema powder with bile of ox, sheep or pig. The final products are square block or cylindrical, orange-brown, gray-brown, or brown-black, hard, slightly fishy, and bitter.

1. Rinse repeatedly the raw arisaema in the water until there is no spicy taste. And then grind them into fine powder;
2. Filter the ox bile to eliminate the impurity, put in an equivalent amount of ox bile to the copper pot, and mix well with the above-mentioned arisaema fine powder;
3. Dry the mixture in the sun to the medium level after the bile is totally absorbed, put them into a mortar and pound them well, cut them into small pieces, and then leave them exposed in the open air day and night until the fishy smell is gone.

Arisaema cum bile health benefits
As you can see now, this is the arisaema herb that is specially processed with bile. It is widely used in TCM remedies and its efficacy is given a high recognition in ancient and modern literature.

Modern pharmacology
Although Jack in The Pulpit is the original herb for bile arisaema, unfortunately so far little research has been done on its pharmacology. As a result, its chemical composition, corresponding to the traditional efficacy, is unclear currently. That’s to say, the efficacy component of this herb remains unknown. And there are no uniform chemical composition indicators to represent completely and accurately and control its medicinal quality.