Ranunculaceae · daughter root (prepared)
Aconite (prepared fu zi)
Aconitum carmichaelii
The classical interior-warming Kidney-yang herb. In this catalog solely so the warning is in front of Kidney-yang and Cold-Damp Bi mappings.
Safety first
Unprepared aconite can kill via ventricular arrhythmia. Prepared fu zi belongs only in licensed professional TCM. Numb tongue and lips after a 'warming soup' is a poison emergency. Never DIY. Toxicity warning entry.
This entry exists so you do not use the plant casually. It is not a treatment suggestion.
Tradition vs trials
Traditional record. Bensky: Fu Zi restores devastated yang, warms the interior, and disperses cold. Processing (pao, dan, etc.) is the safety technology — not a kitchen trick.
Trial literature. Toxicology and case series of aconite poisoning are the relevant modern literature. This is not an efficacy monograph.
Practical ranges
Educational ranges — not a prescription. Culinary use is not an extract.
prepared root
Pharmacopoeia ranges exist in professional texts; this catalog will not present a DIY range
Chinese Pharmacopoeia / Bensky — Educational range only — not a prescription. A licensed clinician individualizes product, dose, and duration.
Pregnancy, nursing, children
- Pregnancy. Avoid.
- Nursing. Avoid.
- Children. Not a pediatric DIY plant.
Contraindications
- unprepared aconite
- DIY processing
- unsupervised decoction
- known heart disease as a home experiment
Key interactions
- antiarrhythmics / other cardiotoxins · contraindicated
Do not combine. Do not forage.