Abstract:The botanical origin of Xueshangyizhihao should be Aconitum brachypodum var. laxiflorum produced inDongchuan, Huize and Xundian districts in Yunnan Province. Recently, this herb has been found coming fromShaanxi,Gansu,Sichuan Provinces and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Botanical identification show that except theone from Sichuan being of the same origin as that from Yunnan,this herb consists essentially of the species of genus Aconitum,mainly A.flavum,A. pendulum,and others such as A. sungponense,A. polyschistum and A. iudlowii.