Radix Aconiti Preparata Prepared Sichuan Aconite
Also known as Zhi Chuan Wu
not yet catalogued
Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Hot
- Nature & Flavour
- Spicy, Bitter, Hot, Extremely Toxic
- Channels Entered
- HT, LIV, SP
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Radix Aconiti Preparata
- Tone Marks
- chuān wū
- Also Known As
- Zhi Chuan Wu
- Translation
- Crow's Head from Sichuan
Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose
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This herb is considered toxic.
(while some Chinese herbs are toxic, it must be noted that many come prepared, or are combined, to mitigate their toxicity)
This herb antagonizes or is antagonized by:
- Xi Jiao (Cornu Rhinoceri)
This herb is incompatible with:
- Bai Ji (Rhizoma Bletillae)
- Ban Xia (Rhizoma Pinelliae Tematae)
- Chuan Bei Mu (Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae)
- Gua Lou (Fructus Trichosanthis Kirlowii)
- Gua Lou Pi (Pericarpium Trichosanthis Kirlowii)
- Gua Lou Ren (Semen Trichosanthis Kirlowii)
- Tian Hua Fen (Trichosanthis Kirlowii Radix)
- Zhe Bei Mu (Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus)
- Bai Lian (Radix Ampelopsis)
This herb is considered endangered, toxic, or is illegal in the United States
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.
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