Steinmetz:Aconitum

Aconitum anthora

Also known as (or relevant to) Aconitum anthora 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) Aconitum deinorrhizum Aconitum ferox 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) Aconitum heterophyllum 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) Aconitum lycoctonum Aconitum vulparia 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) Aconitum napellus (and other species) 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) Aconitum uncinatum var. japonicum Aconitum fischeri 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