Aconitum ferox Wall. ex Ser.
Aconitum ferox Wall. ex Ser.
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Aconitum ferox Wall. ex Ser.
Family Ranunculaceae.
Habitat The alpine Himalayas from
Sikkim to Garhwal and Assam.
English Indian Aconite, Wolfsbane,
Monkshood.
Ayurvedic Vatsanaabha, Visha,
Amrita, Vajraanga, Sthaavaravisha,
Vatsanaagaka, Shrangikavisha,
Garala.
Unani Bish, Bishnaag.
Siddha/Tamil Vasanaavi, Karunaabhi.
Folk Bacchanaag, Bish, Mithaa
Zahar, Telia Visha.
Action Narcotic, sedative, antileprotic,
anti-inflammatory. Extremely
poisonous. (Roots possess depressant
activity, but after mitigation in
cow’s milk for – days, they exhibit
stimulant activity.)
Key application In neuralgia.
(Aconitum napellus L. has been
listed by German Commission E
among unapproved herbs.)
The root contains diterpenoid alkaloids,
which act as a powerful poison
that affects the heart and central nervous
system. Aconitine has a shortlived
cardiotonic action followed by cardiac depression. Topically, aconitine
has analgesic, anti-inflammatory
and anaesthetic activity