Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

* Dzin pa and Sman Chen are both recognized as names for varieties of “Black” Aconite in Tibetan Medicine, the Aconites synonymous with Aconitum ferox and the Chinese Aconites. Similarly in TCM, sometimes 2 varieties of Aconite are combined together in formula. Some sources list Aconitum napellus for Dzin pa. Some Russian sources have stated Dzin pa to be Aconitum kusnezoffii, and Sman Chen to be Aconítum soongáricum

Preparation:

Powder and form Pills.

Function:

Settles Wind, Clears Cold and Damp, Regulates Qi, Stops Pain

Use:

Primarily for Heat, Inflammation and Pain in the Head
1. Pain and inflammation of the Throat
2. Swellings and Tumors in the Neck (Scrofula, Goiter)
3. Earache (stabbing pain in the Ears)
4. Sinusitis
5. Toothache
6. Headache
7. Meningitis
8. Swelling of the Tongue
9. Pain in the Hip and Knee Joints
10. Swellings, Tumors, Cancer

Dose:

1 gram twice daily (up to 2 grams)

Cautions:

1. Avoid overdose
2. Not used in Pregnancy or the very young.

Modifications:

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