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Identification and Cultivation |
| N | Aconite | N |
| Aconitum anthora |
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| Other Names: | Auld Wife's Huid, Blue Rocket, Friar's Cap, Monk's Hood, Old Wife's Hood, Old Wifes Hood, Wholesome Aconite, Wholesome Wolf'sbane, Wolfbane, Wolfsbane |
| Parts Used: | Root, Shoot |
| Systems: | Heart, Nervous |
| Actions: | Anodyne, Cardiac, Pulmonary |
| Uses: | External: | Rheumatism, deep pain; Caution: can irritate skin!! |
| Root Decoction: Wash for venemous bites | ||
| Internal: | Vegetable poisons (shoot), lower rate/strength pulse, pneumonia, feverish colds, croup, anodyne in heart conditions, cardiac arrest |
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CAUTION: | Extremely toxic!!! | N |
| Notes: | Even minute doses can be deadly. Can irritate skin. Homeopathic doses usually used. |
| ANTIDOTES: (These are said to work, though I haven't tried them.) If you think you or someone else has been poisoned, contact a Poison Control Center IMMEDIATELY!! | 6 |
| Herb True-love (Paris quadrifolia): (rumored) | |
| Mulberry tree (Morus nigra): Juice from leaves (rumored) | |
| Vinegar ingested in large quantities (Might work for A. napellus only!) | |
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| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| Beyerl, Paul, The Master Book of Herbalism, Custer, Washington: Phoenix Publishing Co., 1984. |
| Culpeper, Nicholas, Culpeper's Color Herbal, New York, NY: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 1983. |
| Hopman, Ellen Evert, A Druid's Herbal for the Sacred Earth Year, Rochester, VT: Destiny Books, 1995. |
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