Aconitum carmichaeli is the root of Aconitum carmichaeli in Ranunculaceae. According to different processing methods, it can be divided into "salt aconite root", "black smooth tablet" and "white aconite tablet"

Tropism of nature and taste

Xin, gan, hot; Toxic. Heart, kidney and spleen meridians.

efficacy

Return to Yang to save the inverse, replenish fire to help Yang, dispel cold and relieve pain.

English name RADIX ACONITI LATERALIS PREPARATA

source

This product is a processed product of the sub-root of Aconitum carmichaeli Debx. of Ranunculaceae. From the end of June to the beginning of August, the mother root, fibrous root and sediment were removed, which was called "mud aconite" and processed into the following varieties.

(1) Choose a large and uniform mud aconite root, wash it, soak it in the water solution of edible gall bladder overnight, add salt, continue to soak it, take it out and dry it in the sun every day, and gradually extend the drying time until a large number of crystal salt grains (salt frost) appear on the surface of aconite root and its body becomes hard, which is commonly called "salt aconite root".

(2) Take mud aconite root, wash it according to the size, soak it in the water solution of edible gall bladder for several days, cook it together with the immersion liquid until it penetrates through the heart, take it out, Shui Piao it, cut it into pieces with a thickness of about 0.5cm, then bleach it with water, dye the attached pieces with color-matching liquid into a strong tea color, take it out, steam it until it appears oily and shiny, then bake it to half-dry, and then dry it in the sun or continue to dry it, which is commonly called "Black Shun Tablet".

(3) Select the mud aconite with uniform size, wash it, soak it in the water solution of edible gall bladder for several days, cook it with the immersion liquid until it penetrates the heart, take it out, peel off the skin, cut it into pieces with a thickness of about 0.3cm, soak it in water, take it out, steam it thoroughly, and dry it in the sun, which is commonly called "white aconite tablets".

preparation

Attached tablets: Black cis tablets and white aconite tablets are directly used as medicine.

Light aconite tablet: take salt aconite root, soak it in clear water, change the water for 2-3 times a day until the salt is completely bleached, add water with licorice and black beans, and cook it thoroughly until the mouth feels numb after cutting, take it out, remove licorice and black beans, slice it and dry it in the sun. Every 100kg of salt aconite, 5kg of licorice and 0/0 kg of black beans are used.

Gun accessories: Take accessories and iron them with sand according to the ironing method (Appendix II D) until they swell up and slightly discolor.

character

Salted aconite root: conical, 4 ~ 7 cm long and 3 ~ 5 cm in diameter. The surface is gray-black, frosted with salt, with concave bud marks at the top, and the branches or root marks with tumor-like protrusions around them. Weight, the cross section is grayish brown, small gaps filled with salt frost and polygonal cambium ring lines can be seen, and the catheter bundles inside the ring lines are irregularly arranged. Slight breath, salty and numb taste, stinging tongue.

Black film: it is a longitudinal slice, with a width at the top and a width at the bottom. It is1.7 ~ 5 cm long, 0.9 ~ 3 cm wide and 0.2 ~ 0.9～3cm thick. The outer skin is dark brown, the section is dark yellow, oily and shiny, translucent, and has longitudinal duct bundles. Hard and brittle, with horny cross-section. Slight breath, light taste.

White aconite: no skin, yellow-white, translucent, about 0.3cm thick.

Identification Take 4g of coarse powder of Heishun Tablet or Baifu Tablet, add 30ml of ether and 5ml of ammonia test solution, shake for 20min, and filter. Put the filtrate into a separatory funnel, add 20ml of 0.25mol/L sulfuric acid solution, shake and extract, separate acid solution, and determine by spectrophotometry (Appendix ⅴ a). The maximum absorption is at the wavelengths of 23 1nm and 274nm.

Sexual taste is pungent, sweet and hot; Toxic. Heart, kidney and spleen meridians.

The function is mainly to restore yang to save the adverse, replenish fire to help yang, and drive away cold and dampness. It can be used for asthenia due to yang deficiency, slight cold pulse in limbs, impotence, cold uterus, cold pain in the heart, vomiting and diarrhea due to deficiency cold, edema due to yin cold, exogenous pathogenic factors due to yang deficiency, and arthralgia due to cold and dampness.

Usage and dosage 3 ~15g.

Note that pregnant women are forbidden. Not suitable for use with Pinellia ternata, Trichosanthes kirilowii, Trichosanthes, Fritillaria, Ampelopsis, and Bletilla striata.

Store salt aconite in a closed place in a cool and dry place; Black film and white film are placed in a dry place to prevent moisture.

Remarks (1) This product is easy to cause poisoning due to improper processing or decoction, or excessive dosage. Poisoning symptoms: burning mouth, numbness (from fingers to the whole body), salivation, nausea, possible vomiting, fatigue, dyspnea, dilated pupils, irregular pulse (weak and slow), cold and sticky skin, pale face and sudden death. Rescue method:1~ 2% tannic acid for gastric lavage, and emetic as appropriate; Take activated carbon (mixed with water); Intravenous injection of glucose saline. Symptomatic treatment; Timely use of stimulants such as nikethamide; Pay attention to heat preservation; Give oxygen or give artificial respiration when necessary; Atropine can be injected subcutaneously when the heartbeat is slow and weak.

Excerpt from China Pharmacopoeia

Biography of the Later Han Dynasty Huo Ge (ku m: n)

When Emperor Shundi was in the Eastern Han Dynasty, someone falsely accused Huo Ge's uncle, Song Guang, to the general Liang Shang, saying that Song Guang had arbitrarily deleted court decrees. Liang Shang imprisoned Song Guang in a prison in Luoyang, where he was tortured and miserable. At that time, Huo Ge was only fifteen years old. Seeing his uncle's misfortune, he wrote to Liang Shang, the general, saying, "What can you do if you risk death to solve the subtleties, like treating hunger for aconite, quenching thirst for poison, and dying of throat before entering the stomach?" The meaning of this passage is: how could Song Guang risk decapitation to amend the court decrees to solve subtle things? It's like when someone is hungry, they use poisonous aconite (plants, stems, leaves and roots are poisonous) to satisfy their hunger, and when they are thirsty, they use zhenniao (the legendary poisonous bird, which can be made into highly toxic wine by soaking its feathers) to quench their thirst. These two things, before reaching the stomach, kill people in the throat. How can such a thing be done?

The metaphor of "drinking poison to quench thirst" only covets temporary convenience, regardless of the possible serious consequences.