Abstract
Tibetan medicine enjoys a high recognition among Tibetans. Many Tibetan hospitals and medicine shops are dedicated to related research and prescribe Tibetan drugs to patients. Overdose intake of aconite-containing Tibetan drugs might cause severe poisoning manifesting malignant ventricular arrhythmias. Supportive measurements, including external chest compression, electric cardioversion, fluid resuscitation, and intravenous administration of amiodarone/lidocaine, aim at restoring sinus rhythm, serving as "time-buying" mechanisms to allow the body to naturally excrete the toxic alkaloids.