Aconitum carmichaeli, Wu Tuo ไนๆถ Aconitum, Chuan Wu ๅทไน Aconitum, Cao Wu ่ไน Aconite Mother Root Aconitum carmichaeliCurtis, W., Curtis’s botanical magazine (1841) Aconitum Cao Wu (prepared); Right (Adam, 2024) Aconitum Chuan Wu (prepared) (Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Aconitum spp. 1. A. carmichaeli (Chuan Wu, Wu Tuo) 2. A. kusnezoffii (Cao Wu)Over 20 species are said to supply Cao Wu, and a number also supply Wu Tuo.These are equivalent to the Western Aconitum napellus and the Tibetan ‘Black Aconite’ Parts used: Prepared ‘Mother’ root Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry. Pungent, Bitter. Extremely Toxic Classification: D. Clear Wind and Damp M. Warm to Expel Cold Uses: 1. Clears Cold and Damp, Settles Wind, Eases Pain: -Pain from Cold-Damp or Yang deficiency-Arthritis, Rheumatism-Numbness, Contracture, Paralysis (such as after Stroke)-“treats arthralgia due to invading pathogenic Cold and Damp”. (Shen Nong Ben Cao) 2. Clears Cold Phlegm, Stops Cough: -“coughing with dyspnoea” (Shen Nong Ben Cao)-“stagnation of Cold Phlegm in the chest”. (Ming Yi Bie Lu) 3. Clears Wind-Cold, Resists Poison: -“good for treating febrile disease caused by Wind with aversion to wind and spontaneous perspiration”. (Shen Nong Ben Cao)-“dissolves accumulation and assemblage with fever and chills”. (Shen Nong Ben Cao)-“disperses invasion of pathogenic…
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