 It increases influx of sodium through these channels and delays repolarization, thus increasing excitability and promoting ventricular dysrhythmias.The of aconitine in mice was 0.295 mg/kg SI, and that of the prepared decoction is 17.42 g/k.A lethal dose of aconitine is 3–4 mg.

Violdelphin is an anthocyanin, a type of plant pigment, found in the purplish blue flower of "A. chinense".