Aconitum napellus
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Aconitum napellus
| Order | Ranunculales |
|---|---|
| Family | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus | Aconitum |
2n =
Origin : area of origin
wild or cultivated
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ACONITE. BEAR'S-FOOT. FRIAR'S-CAP. HELMET-FLOWER. LUCKIE'S MUTCH. MONKSHOOD. SOLDIER'SCAP. TURK'S-CAP. Northern temperate regions. Cultivated in gardens for its flowers. A narcotic poison, aconite, is the product of this species and the plant is given by the Shakers of America as a medicinal herb. In Kunawar, however, the tubers are eaten as a tonic[1].
- ↑ Flückiger and Hanbury Pharm. 15. 1879.
