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Dispels wind-damp and strongly relieves pain ... Xue Shang Yi Zhi Hao is a raw toxic aconite-root lane used for severe obstructive pain, cold-damp bi, and stubborn localized pain.
Scatters cold and opens the channels ... regional use extends to deep aching in the joints, lower back, and injured tissues when cold and obstruction dominate.
Reduces swelling and sharp pain in folk practice ... some traditions apply it topically or in very controlled internal preparations for trauma and intense pain.

Ethnic Yunnan and southwest pain-wine traditions ... Xue Shang Yi Zhi Hao is used in tightly controlled folk analgesic preparations for severe cold-damp pain.
Topical trauma liniments and poultices ... common regional use when strong pain relief is wanted without relying on oral dosing alone.
Aconite-style cold-pain pairings with warming and channel-opening herbs ... formula logic rather than a universally standardized classic pill line.

Regional materia medica treats Xue Shang Yi Zhi Hao as a potent wind-damp and pain-dispelling root with marked toxicity.
Unlike processed Fu Zi or related prepared aconites, this raw root should never be presented as a casual home-use herb.