Aconitum naviculare, Bong nga dmar po เฝเฝผเฝเผเฝเผเฝเฝเฝขเผเฝเฝผ Red Aconite, ‘Bang Ga’Bong nga dmar po, Bong dmar (Tibetan Medicine)Gan Qing Wu Tou (A. tanguticum, TCM)Chuan Kui Wu Tou ่น็ไนๅคด, Wu Tou Zhou Gu ไนๅคด่้ชจ Aconitum gymnandrum‘Red Aconite’ (Lesser variety)Curtisโs Botanical Magazine (1907) Botanical name: The first two listed are the primary species supply this medicine in Tibetan Medicine, the latter are mentioned by some sources:Aconitum spp: A. naviculare (Tibet. Sichuan, Gansu, Qinghai) A. tanguticum (Sichuan, Gansu, Qinghai, Tibet) A. gymnandrum (Lesser variety) (‘dzin pa zla bral) A. liangshanicum (is regarded as synonymous to A. tanguticum in TCM texts) A. creagromorphum A. pulchellum A. lycoctonum (Buryat) Note there is a great deal of confusion of the species used for the different types of Aconite in Tibetan Medicine. The first 2 species above have also been listed as sources of Bong nga dkar po (White Aconite). Parts used: Whole plant (herb with root), or aerial parts Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter. Slightly Toxic Constituents: A. NAVICULARE: Alkaloids: Navirine Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Heat, Resists Poison: -used for Poisonous plants and Animal Venoms-Food Poisoning, especially Meat poisoningโGastroenteritis-Contagious and Epidemic Fevers; Small Pox, Measles-Cold or Influenza with Fever-Headache, Toothache 2. Clears Heat, Stops Cough: -Acute Sore…
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