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Identification and Cultivation |
| N | Aconite | N |
| Aconitum napellus |
| Family: |
| Other Names: | Auld Wife's Huid, Blue Rocket, Friar's Cap, Helmet-flower, Monk's Hood, Monkshood, Mousebane, Wolfbane, Wolf's Bane, Wolfsbane |
| Parts Used: | Leaves, Root |
| Systems: | Heart, Nervous |
| Actions: | ANODYNE, Cardiac, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Febrifuge, Sedative |
| Uses: | External: | Lotion |
| Salve: Painkiller: Neuralgia, Lumbago, Rheumatism, Deep Pain | ||
| Internal: | Facial neuralgia, Gout Pain, Neuralgia, Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain | |
| Tincture: | 1 drop dose: Heart Failure, High Fevers, Pleurisy, Pneumonia, Tonsillitis | |
| Painkiller: | Arthritis, Neuralgia, Sciatica | |
| Homeopathic ("Completely safe"): | Asthma, Bronchial Attack, Cardiac Arrest, Conditions Due to Dry, Cold & Windy Weather, Fear (especially of death), Fevers (Acute, Sudden & Violent), Flu, Insulin Shock, Paralysis due to stroke, Restlessness (Mental & Physical), Shock | |
| Contains: | Aconitine: used to be used in treating neuralgia and rheumatism. |
Asthma, Athritis, Bronchial Attacks, Cardiac Arrest, Fears, Fevers (Acute, Sudden & Violent), Flu, Gout, Head Colds, Hearing (Oversensitive, induced by fright), Heartbeat (Irregular), Inflamed Gums, Insulin Shock, Measles, Nervous Fevers, Neuralgia (Including Facial), Pain, Paralysis due to stroke, Pleurisy, Pneumonia, Rheumatism, Sciatica, Sedative, Shock, Skin Problems (Chronic), Smell (Oversensitive, induced by fright), Tonsillitis |
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CAUTION: | Extremely toxic!!! | N |
| Notes: | Even minute doses can be deadly. Homeopathic doses usually used. Not to be confused with Winter Aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) or Monkshood (Aconitum anglicum). |
| 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 |
| Foxglove (also poisonous) | |
| Herb True-love (Paris quadrifolia): (rumored) | |
| Mulberry tree (Morus nigra): Juice from leaves (rumored) | |
| Vinegar ingested in large quantities | |
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| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| Culpeper, Nicholas, Culpeper's Color Herbal, New York, NY: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 1983. |
| Heinerman, John, Heinerman's Encyclopedia of Healing Herbs & Spices, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1996. |
| Hopman, Ellen Evert, A Druid's Herbal for the Sacred Earth Year, Rochester, VT: Destiny Books, 1995. |
| Lust, John, The Herb Book, New York, NY: Bantam Books, 1974. |
| McCleod, Dawn, Herb Handbook: A Practical Guide to Herbs and Their Uses, North Hollywood, CA: Melvin Powers: Wilshire Book Co., 1968. |
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