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1 Roots are irregular and conical.

2 Middle part of root bulges to one side.

Radix Aconiti

Axial root of Acontium carmichaeli Debx. (Ranunculaceae).
Expelling wind and eliminating dampness; warming meridians; dispersing cold to relieve pain.
Rheumatic arthralgia; abdominal colic; used as an analgesic and anaesthetic.
Top grades are plump, hard, with cut surfaces greyish-white.

Easy to confuse with Radix Aconiti's Medicine:

» Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii and Radix Aconiti

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