Root of Common Monkshood, Common Monkshood Mother Root
Aconiti Radix, Radix Aconiti
Chuan Wu

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Pungent; bitter; hot; extremely poisonous

Part(s) used

Mother root

Potential toxicity/side effects

Extremely toxic

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To relieve rheumatic conditions and alleviate pain by warming the channels.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Treatment of joint pain in rheumatic or rheumatoid arthritis, epigastric pain with cold sensation, or abdominal colic due to cold, also used as an analgesic in anaesthesis.