CHEN Shi-duo had rich experience and unique perspectives on the clinical use of Radix Aconite Carmichaeli. We identified more than 200 prescriptive formulas including Radix Aconiti Carmichaeli in CHEN Shi-duo's existing clinical literatures, among which 90% were of decoction in terms of dosage. Only 4 formulas used unprocessed herbal form. No special demand on the boiling of Radix Aconiti Carmichaeli was proposed in all his books. Ginseng and Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae have the overwhelming larger proportion among all the herbal drugs used together with Radix Aconiti Carmichaeli. The c...