Radix Aconiti and Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii are two different plants under the same strain.

Radix Aconiti has erect stems, generally about one meter high, purple flowers, tuberous roots and lateral roots, which are often used as accessories after processing. Aconitum is named because it is attached to the main root of Aconitum.

The stem of kusnezoff monkshood is a vine, which is about three meters long and still has purple flowers. The roots of kusnezoff monkshood are long and thick, and there is no aconite.

Difference: Both of them are highly toxic, but the toxicity of Radix Aconiti is less, and that of Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii is greater.

At present, most of kusnezoff monkshood is domesticated, and few are wild. We are a producing area, but there are few wild ones, and the toxicity of wild ones is much greater than that of domestic ones, so it is generally not taken orally.

Its functions are: expelling wind and cold, warming channels and relieving pain.