Herbal Treatment for everyone

Useful medicinal plants 

 ther are thousands of species of plants and trees. many of these plants are beneficial for the mankind and are found around us . here is a  detailed description.

Aconite acnitum species 

Family: ranuculaceae 
The  trade or common name aconite refers to the scientific name of this  group of plants.
 the drug aconite comproses tuberous roots of these plants; it has been well-known in medicine as it  possesses certain very toxic and  poisonous substances. the british  pharmacopoeia  reconises the drug  obtained from A. napellus L. thise species in not  found in insia ; but  insian species contain similar substances or  are  suitable substitutes.

A.  heterophyllum (Atis) is a herb occurring in higher ranges of north-western Himalayas at altitudes of about 2,000 to 4,000 m. the drug obtained from this species is  least toxic, it is used in fevers and pst-fever weakness, diarrhoes and dysentery. its  utility as a  tonic has now been recognised but it is not regarded very useful in fevers.

A. chasmanthus (banbalnag0 occurs in same regions as atis. thee aconite obtained from this plant is considered a suitable substitute for the aconite obtained form a napellus. thpugh the total alkaloid content of banbalnag is about ten times that of the european aconite, the potency of thedrug is not as good. 

a. deinorrhizum and a few species of aconitum occur in india and considered to be of restritd medicinat use. tha aconite knewwn in trade us indian is a mixture of two or three species.

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