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ReviewChinese medicine2021

The toxicology and detoxification of Aconitum: traditional and modern views.

Yau-Tuen Chan, Ning Wang, Yibin Feng

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3 authors.

Yau-Tuen ChanSchool of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Ning WangSchool of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. ckwang@hku.hk.
Yibin FengSchool of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. yfeng@hku.hk.

Funding

contract research project 260007482Research Council of the University of Hong Kong 104003422Research Council of the University of Hong Kong 104004092Research Council of the University of Hong Kong 10404460Research Grants Committee (RGC) of Hong Kong 17152116Research Grants Committee (RGC) of Hong Kong 740608Research Grants Committee (RGC) of Hong Kong 766211the Gaia Family Trust of New Zealand 200007008Wong's donation 200006276
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aconitum carmichaeli Debx.-derived herbal medicine has been used for anti-inflammation and anti-arrhythmia purpose for more than two thousand years. It is processed into Chuanwu (Radix Aconiti praeparata) and Fuzi (Radix Aconiti lateralis praeparata) in Traditional Chinese Medicine, which are two useful drugs but with toxic properties. There have been patients poisoned by accidental ingestion of Aconitum plants or misuse of the herbal drug, and this is of great concern to study in-depth. In this review, we provided the traditional and contemporary practice of using Aconitum herbs as medicine, from functions, processing methods to toxicity in ethnomedicine aspects to discuss the underlying connections of traditional and modern understanding on the toxicity of Aconitum plants. We summarized the functions and toxicology of the herbal drugs are analyzed from chemical and clinical aspects, with the help of traditional and modern knowledge of medicine. The medicinal doses and lethal doses determined by researches are summarized, and the usage and processing methods are updated and reviewed in the modern view. In addition, clinical management of poisoned cases using western medicine is discussed. This review provides insights and awareness of safety when using Aconitum-derived herbal medicine, and the application of modern scientific knowledge to optimize the detoxification processes. We suggest the possibility to renew the current standard processing method from the official Pharmacopoeia all over the world.

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AconitineAconitumDetoxificationDrug processingToxicology

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PMID34315520
PMCPMC8314510

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