(Last Updated on December 23, 2024 by Amiee)
English Name: Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae
Chinese Name: 生附子
Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Achyranthes
Flavors: Acrid
Temperature: Hot
Channel: SP, HT, KI
Special Properties: Indications: profuse sweating, loss of yang, syncope in the limbs; cholera, tendon rotation;
Yang deficiency, fear of cold, spontaneous sweating, cold pain in the heart and abdomen; spleen deficiency and prolonged diarrhea;
Wind-cold dampness paralysis, spasm and pain; insufficient kidney yang leading to athlete’s foot, edema, etc.
Cautions:
Raw aconite is poisonous. Boil it for at least 30 minutes before eating.
Need to buy Raw Fu Zi from a Chinese medicine pharmacy.
If you can’t get Raw Fu Zi, you may use Processed Fu Zi instead.
