Fu Zi (Processed Aconite)

Herb 8 of 15 in Herbs that Warm the Interior and Expel Cold

Channels:

HT, KI, SP

Properties:

Spicy, Hot, Toxic

Latin:

Radix Lateralis Praeparatus Aconiti Carmichaeli

Chinese:

附子

Tone Marks:

fù zi

Translation:

Appendage

Chinese Herb Actions

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Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions

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Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose

• This herb is Toxic.
• 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 Appears in the Following Formulas:

• Da Huang Fu Zi Tang (Rhubarb and Prepared Aconite Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Warm the Yang and Guide Out Accumulation
• Di Huang Yin Zi (Rehmannia Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Extinguish Internal Wind
• Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang (Cinnamon Twig, Peony, and Anemarrhena Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Dispel Wind-Dampness
• Hei Xi Dan (Lead Special Pill)
  Category: Formulas that Rescue Devastated Yang
• Huang Tu Tang (Yellow Earth Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Tonify and Stop Bleeding
• Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan (Kidney Qi Pill from the Golden Cabinet)
  Category: Formulas that Warm and Tonify the Yang
• Ma Huang Xi Xin Fu Zi Tang (Ephedra, Asarun, and Prepared Aconite Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Release Exterior Disorders with Interior Deficiency
• Shen Fu Tang (Ginseng and Prepared Aconite Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Rescue Devastated Yang
• Shi Pi Yin (Bolster the Spleen Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Warm and Transform Water and Dampness
• Si Ni Tang (Frigid Extremities Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Rescue Devastated Yang
• Tu Si Zi Wan (Cuscuta Seed Pill)
  Category: Formulas that Warm and Tonify the Yang
• Wu Mei Wan (Mume Pill)
  Category: Formulas that Expel Parasites
• Xiao Xu Ming Tang (Minor Prolong Life Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Release Wind from the Skin and Channels
• You Gui Wan (Restore the Right (Kidney) Pill)
  Category: Formulas that Warm and Tonify the Yang
• Zai Zao San (Renewal Powder)
  Category: Formulas that Release Exterior Disorders with Interior Deficiency
• Zan Yu Dan (Special Pill to Aid Fertility)
  Category: Formulas that Warm and Tonify the Yang
• Zhen Wu Tang (True Warrior Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Warm and Transform Water and Dampness

• 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