Fu Zi (Prepared Aconite Root)

Submitted by yyh_staff on Mon, 2008-06-09 09:34.
Chinese Name: 
Fu Zi
English Name: 
Prepared Aconite Root
Functions and Usage: 
  • Restores devastated yang - extreme cold limbs with abundant cold symptoms.
  • Assists heart yang to unblock vessels and improve circulation, tonifies kidney yang to augment fire and avoid loss of the basal yang.
  • Warms fire and assists yang - any problem associated with weak heart, spleen, and/or kidneys.
  • Disperses cold, warms the channels, alleviates pain - wind-damp-cold bi, cold blocking organs, channels, sinews, bones or blood vessels.
Functional Groupings (Click for Summary/Study Notes): 
Dosage and Preparation Notes: 
  • Dosage: 1.5-15g
  • Boil for 30-60 minutes before adding others.
Channels Influenced: 
Temperature and Taste Properties: 
Contraindications: 
  • Avoid during Pregnancy.
  • Avoid in yin deficiency with false cold and true heat.
Notes: 
  • Can be toxic to the central nervous system and the heart.
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