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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