Aconite is poisonous.

The toxic components of Aconite are aconitine, etc. Oral administration of 0.2 mg of aconitine can cause poisoning, with a lethal dose of 3 to 4 mg and a poisonous dose of 15 to 30 gJ in decoction pieces. Aconite is highly toxic and has strong effects, so it is rarely used in clinical practice and most of its processed products are used. Because of the different processing methods and auxiliary materials, it can be divided into black slices, white slices, light slices and pao slices. Since the toxicity of processed aconite is greatly reduced, its clinical use is also relatively widespread.

Aconite is a processed product of the seeds of Aconitum carmichaeliDebx., a plant of the Ranunculaceae family. It is excavated from late June to early August, and the mother roots, fibrous roots and sediment are removed, which is commonly called "mud aconite". After being salted, blanched, boiled, stir-fried and other methods are used to reduce the toxicity, it is called "prepared aconite".

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Characteristics of prepared aconite:

Salt aconite is conical, 4~7cm long and 3~5cm in diameter. The surface is gray-black and covered with salt frost. There are sunken bud marks on the top and nodular protruding roots or root marks around it. Body weight, cross section is grey-brown, small gaps filled with salt frost and polygonal cambium rings are visible, and the duct bundles inside the rings are not arranged neatly. The breath is weak, the taste is salty and numb, and it irritates the tongue.

Heishun slices are longitudinal slices, wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, 1.7~5cm long, 0.9~3cm wide, and 0.2~0.5cm thick. The outer skin is dark brown, the cut surface is dark yellow, oily and shiny, translucent, and has longitudinal duct bundles. Hard and brittle, with a horny cross-section. The smell is slight and the taste is light. Albuminata has no skin, is yellow-white, translucent, and is about 0.3cm thick.

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