Delphinium denudatum Wall. Synonym D. paucflorum Royle. Family Ranunculaceae.
Habitat The temperate Himalayas from Kashmir to Kumaon at
altitudes of 2,400—3,600 m. English Larkspur.
Ayurvedic Nirvishaa, Nirvishi. (Kyllinga triceps Rottb. is used as a substitute for Nirvishaa.)
Unani Jadwaar Khataai, Maatiryaaq.
Folk Root—astringent, vulnerary, deobstruent, alterative. Used for
painful piles, muscular atrophy, gout and as a nervine tonic. Also used as an adulterant for aconite.
Oral administration of the aqueous extract of the plant to rats with CC14- induced hepatotoxicity revealed hepatoprotective property of the plant.
The roots contain campesterol, stigmasterol, sitosterol, cholesterol, deltaavenasterol and alkaloids including denudatine, denudatidine, condelphine, talatizidine and iso-talatizidine.
Habitat Native to Mediterranean region.
English Stavesacre.
Unani Muvizaj.
Action Parasiticide. Used for destroying lice. Contains poisonous alkaloids. Seeds are violently emetic and cathartic; used as an external application in obstinate skin diseases and eruptions under medical supervision.
Seeds contain diterpene alkaloids; delphidine, delphinine, deiphirine, delphisine and neoline.
Stavesacre has a similar effect to aconitine. Extract from the seeds is used in homoeopathic dilutions.
Delphinium vestitium
Wall. ex Royle.
Synonym Delphinium elatum auct. non Linn.
D. speciosum Janka ex Nym. Family Ranunculaceae. Habitat The temperate Himalaya
from Kashmir to Nepal to 2,700— 4,700 m.
English Candle Larkspur, Bee
Larkspur.
Ayurvedic Nirvisha.
Action Whole plant—cardiac and respiratory depressant, emetic, diuretic, anthelmintic. Seed— insecticidal. Used in skin eruptions. Powdered flowers, mixed with mustard oil, are used for destroying
Delphinium staphisagria Linn.
Family Ran unculaceae.
