Fuzi
/ˈfuː.tsiː/noun
A traditional Chinese medicinal preparation made from the processed lateral root of Aconitum carmichaelii, or Chinese aconite.
Did you know?In traditional Chinese medicine, fuzi is processed by boiling, steaming, or other methods to reduce highly toxic aconitine alkaloids before therapeutic use.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Chinese
Chinese
附子
““Attached son”; the lateral tuber attached to the main aconite root”
Han Dynasty–early medieval period
Chinese
附子 fùzǐ
“Aconite lateral root used in Chinese materia medica”
11th–13th Centuries
Chinese
附子
“Aconite preparation discussed in major medical formularies, including processed medicinal forms”
19th–20th Centuries
Mandarin
fùzǐ
“The modern Mandarin pronunciation of the medicinal aconite root”
Modern English
English
fuzi
“A transliterated name for processed Chinese aconite used in discussions of traditional Chinese medicine and pharmacology”