Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.04-11-2019

Monkshood

Plant

English

Monkshood, Aconite, Himalayan monkshood, Indian aconite

Latin

Aconitum ferox Wall. Ex Ser., Aconitum virorum Don., Delphinium ferox Baill.

Plantparts

Root, Tuberous roots, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Alterative, Anaesthetic, Anesthetic, Antiarthritic, Anti-cholera, Anti-gout, Anti-Rheumatic, arthritis, Arthrosis, Calmative, Calming of nerves, Cholera, Deobstruent, Diaphoretic, diuretic, Febrile response, fever, feverish condition, Fevers, gout, Hansen's disease, hidrotic, improve the complexion, Induce sweating, Inflammed joints, Joint inflammation, Joint inflammations, Leprosy, Pick-me-up, Psychostimulants, Pyrexia, relaxes the nervous system, Rheumatic arthralgia, Rheumatic disorder, Rheumatism, sedative, soothe, soothes nerves, Soothing, stimulant, Stimulants, stimulating, sudorific, sweat-inducing, Tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, Used as a stimulant

Warnings

Poison, Poisonous, Toxic

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in northern India, Phytomedical use in Nepal

Ingredients

 aconitine, Poison, Pseudaconitine

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0855

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