zhi chuan wu

制川乌·Radix Aconiti Praeparata

prepared monkshood mother root

About zhi chuan wu

Zhi chuan wu (制川乌) is the processed main root of Sichuan aconite, a Ranunculaceae species supplied as Radix Aconiti Praeparata. The catalogue files it among the substances that warm the interior and expel Cold, and records it as entering the Liver and Spleen channels.

Names

Pinyinzhi chuan wu
Chinese制川乌
Latin NameRadix Aconiti Praeparata·Radix Acontii Preparata
English Nameprepared monkshood mother root·Processed Sichuan Aconite Main Root
Japaneseseisenwu
Koreanjecheono

Classification

Channels
Spleen, Liver
Family
Ranunculaceae
Species
Aconitum carmichaeli
Tags
Chinese Herbs, Common