Zhi Cao Wu制草乌

Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii PreparataProcessed Wild Aconite Root

Très toxique

Autres nomsKusnezoff Monks' Hood Root

Catégorie: Plantes qui réchauffent l’Intérieur
Nature: chaud
Saveur: piquant, amer
Tropisme: Foie, Rate, Rein
Méridiens secondaires: Cœur
Posologie: 1.5–8 g

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Doses usuelles

Posologie: 1.5–8 g
Tincture: 0.5–2 ml

Actions & indications

Disperses Cold, scours out Wind, overcomes Dampness and stops pain: Almost exclusively used topically
Reduces swellings and treats abscesses and lesions: Yin sores
Stubborn sores that do not ulcerate
Ulcerated sores that do not heal

Contre-indications

Not to be used in pregnancy.
Contraindicated in Yin Deficiency conditions.
The fresh or unprocessed herb should not be used.
Combine with other herbs, such as Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao or Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang, to reduce toxicity.

Incompatibilités

Incompatible with Bul. Fritillariae Chuan Bei Mu and Zhe Bei Mu.
Incompatible with Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou.
Incompatible with Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia.
Incompatible with Rz. Bletillae Bai Ji.
Incompatible with Rx. Ampelopsis Bai Lian.

Interactions

Anyone with a cardiovascular disorder history, or taking antiarrhythmic drugs such as quinidine, procainamide (Pronestyl), disopyramide (Norpace), flecainide (Tambocor), propafenone (Rythmol) or amiodarone (Cordarone), should use this herb with extreme caution.

Associations

- Sheng Nan Xing
- Gan Jiang
- Chi Shao
- Bai Zhi
- Rou Gui
As an alcohol-based liniment, applied warm for Cold-Damp painful obstruction.
- Sheng Chuan Wu
- Di Long
- Bai Jiang Can
- Bai Lian
As a topical paste for chilblains.
Muscle spasm and pain with restricted movement from Cold-Damp or Blood Stagnation.
- Wu Ling Zhi
Atrophy caused by Wind-Dampness.
- Chi Shi Zhi
Shortness of breath with chest and abdominal Coldness and pain from Excess Cold.
- Zhi Fu Zi
- Chuan Jiao
- Gan Jiang
- Chi Shi Zhi
Angina, with severe chest pain radiating to the back.
- Feng Mi
Hernia caused by Cold.
- Ma Qian Zi
In plasters or ointments applied topically for Bi syndrome.
Cellulitis presenting with hard swelling.

Notes

Overdose produces numbness of the lips, tongue and extremities, vomiting, facial pallor, irritability, a drop in pulse rate and blood pressure, breathing difficulty and coma.
Some sources place it in the “Expel Wind and Dampness” category.
It is stronger and more toxic than Rx. Aconiti Preparata Zhi Chuan Wu.
Its tincture serves as a local anesthetic.