Aconite Root

It contains aconitine, mesaconitine, fuziline, salsolinol, benzoylmesaconine, karakoline, senbusine, lipoaconitine, lipohypaconitine, lipodeoxyaconitine, lipomesaconitine, etc.

This herb has analgesic, anti-inflammatory, sedative, and local anesthetic effects. The aconitine and aconine it contains have antipyretic effects in rabbits with vaccine-induced fever, but do not affect normal body temperature. Aconite decoction or total alkaloids can increase coronary blood flow in anesthetized cats. Small doses of aconitine slow the heart rate, while large doses may cause arrhythmias and even ventricular fibrillation.

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