The efficacy and function of Fupian

I don’t know if you have ever used aconite in your life. Aconite is generally used to treat gynecological diseases, so it is used more by women and less by men. In the treatment of gynecological diseases, aconite can be used to treat Yin-cold edema. In addition, aconite can also be used to treat some heart diseases. It has a particularly good effect on the treatment of cold symptoms. So what are the effects and functions of aconite?

It has a wide range of effects and indications. It is used for excessive Yin suppressing Yang, profuse sweating and loss of Yang, vomiting and diarrhea, syncope, cold limbs and weak pulse, cold pain in the heart and abdomen, cold dysentery, beriberi and edema, wind-cold-dampness arthralgia, impotence, cold uterus, vomiting and diarrhea due to deficiency cold, edema due to Yin cold, exogenous infection due to Yang deficiency, Yin carbuncle, ulcers and all diseases caused by deep and chronic cold. It is forbidden for pregnant women to use. It should not be used together with Pinellia, Trichosanthes, Radix Trichosanthis, Fritillaria, Smilax glabra, and Bletilla striata. And you need to use the medicine according to your own detailed situation and appropriate dosage. Too much is as bad as too little. This is because aconite contains the toxic ingredient aconitine, which mainly has an excitatory and paralyzing effect on the myocardium, vagus nerve, and peripheral nerves. Symptoms of poisoning include numbness of the tip of the tongue, numbness of the limbs, a feeling of ants crawling, dizziness, blurred vision, nausea, vomiting, etc., and the most serious ones can be life-threatening.

Aconite slices are made by soaking salted aconite in clean water, changing the water 2 to 3 times a day until the salt is completely washed away. Put it in a pot with licorice, black beans and water and cook until it tastes slightly spicy when cut. Take it out, remove the licorice and black beans, scrape off the skin, cut it into two pieces, put it in a pot and add water to boil for about 2 hours, take it out, dry it in the sun, steam it repeatedly for several times, slice it after it is thoroughly moistened, and dry it in the sun. It is pungent, sweet, hot and toxic in nature, and has the effects of restoring yang and rescuing adverse conditions, replenishing fire and assisting yang, dispersing cold and removing dampness. It is mainly used to treat excessive yin and suppressing yang, profuse sweating and loss of yang, vomiting, diarrhea, convulsions, cold pain in the heart and abdomen, spleen diarrhea and cold dysentery, beriberi and edema, slow convulsions in children, wind-cold-dampness arthralgia, paralysis and cramps, impotence, cold uterus and yin, carbuncle, leakage and all symptoms of deep cold and chronic cold.

Aconite contains aconitine. Although its content is lower than that of Aconitum, poisoning caused by improper use is not uncommon. The reasons are not only related to excessive dosage, short decoction time, and the body's sensitivity to the drug, but also closely related to the type of drug and the method of administration. There was a case in which 10g of aconite produced in Tengchong, Yunnan was decocted and taken with the residue, which caused severe poisoning. Symptoms of poisoning include numbness of the lips and limbs, nausea, vomiting, palpitations, shortness of breath, irritability, and even coma, with occasional convulsions. In severe cases, heart and breathing may stop, and the electrocardiogram may show premature ventricular beats, showing symptoms of Adams-Stokes syndrome. If the poisoned person can be rescued in time, he can generally recover.

Restore yang, rescue from adverse condition, warm and nourish the spleen and kidney, dispel cold and relieve pain. Very spicy and hot, warms the yang and expels cold. Xianfu Pian is a kind of processed Fu Pian, and there are other types such as Baifu Pian and Huangfu Pian. Fu Pian contains a substance called "aconitine". If it is not processed properly and the "aconitine" is not completely eliminated, people may be poisoned by "aconitine" after eating it.

Moreover, the main function of Fuzi is to tonify Yang. It is generally believed that the pulse is fine or slow or weak and large, the tongue coating is thin and white or greasy and pale and fat, the mouth is not thirsty, or the limbs are cold and afraid of cold, or the stool is loose. If it is a symptom of Yin deficiency and Yang excess, or false cold and true heat, the misuse of Fuzi will be like adding fuel to the fire, which will make the condition worse. Therefore, the medicine should be used according to the symptoms.