Steinmetz:Aconitum

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Aconitum anthora

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Ranunculaceae
English Names
  • Pale Aconite
  • Pale Wolfsbane (yellow-flowered)
Natural Habitat
  • Central Europe
  • Central Asia (in the mountains)
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Aconiti anthorae
Constituent(s)
  • anthorine
  • pseudo-anthorine
Action
  • vermifuge
  • febrifuge
  • diuretic
  • sudorific
  • toxic



Aconitum deinorrhizum

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Ranunculaceae
English Names
  • Indian Aconite
  • Nepal Aconite
Natural Habitat
  • Himalayas
Part(s) Used
  • Radix Aconiti indica
Constituent(s)
  • pseudoaconitine (napelline)
Action
  • in small doses: sudorific
  • diuretic
  • antiphlogistic
  • anodyne
  • antiperiodic
  • antipyretic
  • antiphlogistic; in large doses: poisonous
  • narcotic
  • sedative. It is a source of aconitine and believed to be much more potent than the root of the European Aconitum napellus



Aconitum heterophyllum

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Ranunculaceae
English Names
  • Indian Atees
Natural Habitat
  • temperate regions of Western Himalaya
Part(s) Used
  • Radix Aconiti heterophylli
Constituent(s)
  • atisine (amorphous alkaloid)
  • aconitinic acid
  • tannic acid
  • pectin
  • starch
  • mucilage
  • sugar
Action
  • antiperiodic
  • tonic
  • aphrodisiac
  • astringent
  • toxic



Aconitum lycoctonum

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Ranunculaceae
English Names
  • Yellow Wolfsbane
Natural Habitat
  • Europe
  • Central Asia
  • China (in the mountains)
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Aconiti lycoctoni
  • Radix Aconiti lycoctoni
Constituent(s)
  • lycaconitine
  • myoctonine (but no aconitine)
Action
  • used for the same purpose as Aconitum Napellus; toxic. ; P. S.
  • From a botanical point of view
  • the term "Lycoctonum" is incorrect



Aconitum napellus (and other species)

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Ranunculaceae
English Names
  • Aconite
  • Monkshood
  • Wolfsbane
Natural Habitat
  • Europe (including Great Britain)
  • Russia
Part(s) Used
  • Tubera Aconiti napelli
  • Folia Aconiti napelli
Constituent(s)
  • leaf
  • root: aconitine
  • aconitic acid
  • napelline
  • sugar
  • pseudoaconitine
  • picraconitine
  • aconine
  • pseudaconine
  • malic acid
  • citric acid
  • resin
  • mannite
Action
  • diuretic
  • sudorific
  • anodyne
  • sedative
  • febrifuge
  • narcotic
  • analgesic
  • toxic



Aconitum uncinatum var. japonicum

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Ranunculaceae
English Names
  • Japanese Aconite
Natural Habitat
  • China
  • Japan
  • India
Part(s) Used
  • Tubera Aconiti japonici
Constituent(s)
  • japaconitine
Action
  • the drug affords a crystallized active alkaloid different from both aconitine and pseudaconitine
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