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

Rev.11-03-2021

Monkshood

Plant

Family

Buttercup family (Ranunculaceae)

English

Monkshood, Aconite, Aconite monkshood, Aconitum napellus, Auld wife's huid, Bear's-foot, Blue-monkshood, Blue rocket, European, Frair's cap, Friar's cap, Fuzi, Garden monkshood, Garden monk's-hood, Helmet flower, Monk’s-hood, Monk's blood, Monk's-hood, Monkshut, Moonkshood, Moonk's-hood, Turk's-cap, Venus' chariot, Wolfsbane, Wolf's bane

Latin

Aconitum napellus LINN., Aconitum neomontanum Köll., Aconitum napellus ssp. lusitanicum Rouy

Plantparts

Corm, Herb, Juice, Roots, Tuber, Unspecified, Whole plant

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Ache, Aches, Acute coryza, Acute viral nasopharyngitis, Analgesic, Anodyne, Antalgic, Anti-asthmatic, Anti-Bronchitic, Antifebrile, Anti-flu, Anti-gout, Antiinflammatory, Anti-neuralgic, Antiphogistic, Antipyretic, Anti-Rheumatic, Antiulcer, arthritis, Asthma, black cataract, black cataracts, Bronchial catarrh, Bronchitis, Bronquite, Calmative, Calming of nerves, calm the nervous system, cardiac, cardiac conditions, Cardiac diseases, cardiac problems, Cardiac tonic, Cardiac trophorestorative, Cardiac troubles, Cardiotonic, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular disease, Cardiovascular diseases, chill, Chills, chronic disease of the joints, Chronic pain, cold, Colds, common cold, congestion, congestions, convulsive cough, Decongestant, Diaphoretic, disorder of the heart, diuretic, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Febrile response, fever, feverish condition, Fevers, Flu, good for the heart, Gout, Gripe, Grippe, Head colds, heart complaints, heart conditions, heart disease, Heart diseases, heart disorder, heart disorders, heart problems, Heart restorative, heart tonic, heart trouble, hidrotic, Induce sweating, inflammation of the lungs, Influenza, Irritant, local anaesthesia, local anaesthetic, low back pain, lumbago, Lung inflammation, Nerve pains, Nervous complaints of heart, Nervous disorders of the heart, Nervous heart conditions, Nervous heart problems, Neuralgia, Pain, painful disorders, painkiller, pain relief, pain-relieving, Pains, pains in general, pain stilling, pleurisy, pleuritis, pneumonia, pneumonitis, Podagra, Pyretic, Pyrexia, reduce fevers, reduce inflammation, regional anaesthesia, relaxes the nervous system, relieves fevers, Rheumatic arthralgia, Rheumatic disorder, rheumatism, sciatica, Sciatic neuritis, sedative, skin ulcers, soothe, soothes nerves, Soothing, stimulate the nervous system, sudorific, sweat-inducing, the flue, Tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, Ulcerous sores, ulcers

Cancer

Anti-cancer, Anti-carciogenic, Anti-cariogenic, Cancer, Malignant neoplasm, Malignant tumor, Uterine cancer

Homoeopathically uses

cardiac conditions, fevers, heart complaints, heart conditions, heart disorders, heart problems, homoeopathically use, Homoeopathically uses, neuralgia

Warnings

do not self-administer, Hallucinogen, hallucinogenic, induce hallucinations, No folk medical use, no folk medicinal use, Poison, Poisonous, Toxic

Other uses

Arrow poison, Blowpipe Poison, Curare, poisoned drinks

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

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

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in Nepal

Ingredients

 Aconitic acid, aconitine, alkaloid, caffeic acid, Chlorogenic acid, citric acid, ephedrine, fructose, hypaconitine, inositol, Isocitric acid, malic acid, Malonic acid, Maltose, mannitol, napelline, Neoline, oxalic acid, Poison, poisonous alkaloid, Pseudaconitine, sparteine, starch, succinic acid

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0195

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