White Aconite is the tuber of the plant Aconitum carmichaelii, a member of the Ranunculaceae family. It has high medicinal value and is widely used to treat various diseases, especially for whitening the skin in women. However, white aconite is toxic and should be used with extra caution!
【Beauty Benefits of White Aconite】
1. Eliminates acne
The main function of white aconite is to eliminate sweat stains, scars, and acne. It is often used as an additive, preservative, and skincare ingredient in beauty products.
White aconite has a warming effect on the Yangming meridian, which is beneficial for the face. It has the functions of drying dampness, transforming phlegm, dispelling wind, relieving spasms, detoxifying, and dispersing nodules.
2. Reduces melanin
Chinese medicine white aconite has the ability to reduce facial melanin. Applying a paste of white aconite on the face before bed and using white honey as a mask can gradually fade facial melanin spots. This is because white aconite has whitening and antioxidant effects.
【Side Effects of White Aconite】
White aconite does have side effects. For example, many women who pursue beauty use white aconite as a face mask, but they may experience redness and swelling on their face the next morning.
The initial symptoms of white aconite poisoning include sore throat, numbness of the mouth and tongue, restlessness, dizziness, drooling, and burning pain in the stomach.
Subsequently, there may be excessive vomiting, severe abdominal pain, sweating, pale complexion, dehydration, weak pulse, collapse, arrhythmia, low blood pressure, difficulty breathing, convulsions, and even laryngospasm and numbness throughout the body. In the end, death may occur due to paralysis of the respiratory center.
White aconite should be used with caution in cases of Yin deficiency, blood deficiency, wind movement, blood heat, and during pregnancy, as it has a strong stimulating effect on the skin and mucous membranes.
