The efficacy and effects of grass wool

Cao Wu is the dried root of the plant North Aconite, also known as "broken intestine grass", which contains alkaloids that are toxic to the kidneys. It is mainly produced in Northeast China and North China. It is hot, pungent and bitter in taste, and enters the heart, liver, kidney and spleen meridians. It has the effect of dispelling wind and dampness, warming menstruation and relieving pain.

Effects of dispelling wind and dampness

Cao Wu is pungent, hot, bitter and dry, good at expelling cold and dampness, warming menstruation and relieving pain, and is good for treating cold and dampness paralysis and pain, especially for paralysis caused by cold and dampness, and for treating cold and dampness invasion, joint pain and inability to flex and extend.

Warming the meridians, dispersing cold and relieving pain

Herba Cao Wu is particularly effective in dispersing cold and relieving pain, so it is often used to treat cold pain in the heart and abdomen caused by internal cold. For example, it can be used to treat heart pain through the back, back pain through the heart, as well as to treat cold hernia, abdominal pain around the navel, and coldness in the hands and feet.

Pain relief

Herba Cao Wu has strong analgesic effect and can be used to treat traumatic bruises, fractures and pain in stasis. It can also be used as an anesthetic painkiller.

Adverse reactions of Herba Aconite

Symptoms include numbness of the mouth, tongue, limbs and body, salivation, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, blurred vision, dry mouth, slowed pulse, difficulty in breathing, twitching of hands and feet, confusion, incontinence, drop in blood pressure and body temperature, irregular heart rate, ventricular pre-phase contractions and sinus arrest. In severe cases, it can lead to circulatory and respiratory failure and severe heart rate arrhythmia and death.

Pharmacological effects of Herba Aconite

1. Aconite has obvious anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects, and has cardiotonic effects, but excessive doses can cause arrhythmias and eventually cardiac depression. 2, aconitine can cause arrhythmia and hypertension, but also can enhance the toxic effect of mullein G on the myocardium, there is a significant local anesthetic effect. 3, aconite polysaccharide has the effect of significantly lowering normal blood sugar. 4、Aconite injection has anti-cancer effect and has inhibitory effect on stomach cancer cells.

Contraindications to the use of aconite

1、Cao Wu is very toxic, raw products need to be taken internally with caution, pregnant women are prohibited to use. The toxicity of Cao Wu can be slightly reduced after processing and concoction, but pregnant women still need to use with caution. 2、Cao Wu should not be used at the same time with Radix et Rhizoma, Chuan Bai Mu, Zhe Bei Mu, Gua Pao, Tian Tian Tian Fan, Bletilla and Bupleurum.