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Aconitum atrox (Bruchl) Mukherjee.

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Aconitum atrox (Bruchl) Mukherjee.


Synonym _ Aconitum balfourii Stapf.

Family _ Ranunculaceae.

Habitat _ The sub-alpine and alpine

Himalayas between 1,200 and

1,5000 m.

Ayurvedic _ Vatsanaabha (related

sp.).

Folk _ Banwaa.

Action _ Poisonous, highly toxic.

Air-dried roots contain

alkaloids of which pseudoaconitine is

. Pseudoaconitine is biologically

times as active as aconitine. (A.

atrox is a poisonous species and is one

of the common constituents of Aconitum

ferox of commerce.)

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