The efficacy of Sichuan aconite is to dispel cold and dampness, dissipate wind, warm the menstruation and relieve pain, with the effect of treating wind-cold and dampness paralysis, wind pain in the joints, and contracture of the limbs and other conditions.
Sichuan aconite is the tuberous root of aconite, family Buttercupaceae. This medicine is hot and pungent in nature, poisonous, and enters the spleen and kidney meridians, with the efficacy of dispelling cold and dampness, dispersing wind, warming the menstruation and relieving pain, and can be used in the treatment of wind-cold and dampness paralysis, wind pain in the joints, contracture of the limbs, paraplegia (one side of the limbs can not be freely moved), head wind and headache, and abdominal and cardiac coldness and pain.
It should be noted that the drug is poisonous and should not be used by pregnant women. In addition, the drug should not be used together with other drugs such as Semixia, Psidium guajava, Pei Mu, Bletilla and Ampelopsis.
If you need to use Chuan Wu Tou, it is recommended to go to a regular hospital for treatment under the guidance of a professional physician.