Cao Wu Tou (Zhi)
Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii (praeparat.)草乌头(制)
- Nature
- Warm
- Flavours
- Acrid/Pungent, slightly Bitter, slightly Sweet, Sour
- Meridians
- Heart, Liver, Spleen
- Class
- Interior-Warming Medicinals (Wen Li Yao)Wind-Damp-Expelling Medicinals (Qu Feng Shi Yao)
- Dosage
- 3–8 g
Actions / Functions
- Cao Wu Tou (Zhi): this preparation reduces Cao Wu Tou’s toxicity allowing its internal usage; the Sheng form, being too toxic, is exclusive for external use
- Dissipates Cold
- Eliminates pain
- Eliminates Bi Obstructions
- Disperses swellings (tumefaction)
- Dissipates Wind-Damp
Food incompatibilities
- Toxique