Aconite
Aconitum napellus, Monkshood or Wolfsbane grows in the mountainous regions of central Europe. Aconite is very poisonous.
It has, however, become a classic homeopathic remedy (see Aconitum Napellus tinct.).
References
Chen, D.H., Liang, X.T Studies on the Constituents of Lateral Root of Aconitum carmichaeli Debx. (Fu Zi), a traditional Chinese medicine. Acta Pharm Sin 17 (1982): 792-794.
Culbreth, D.M.R. A Manual of Materia Medica and Pharmacology. Reprinted by Eclectic Med Publications: Portland, OR, 1983.
Hikino, H. Isolation and hypoglycemic activity of aconitans A, B, C, D, glycans of Aconitum carmichaeli roots. Planta Medica 51 (1985): 160-16 I.
Moore, M. Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West. Museum of New Mexico Press, Santa Fe, NM. l984.
Murayama, M et al., Studies on the constituents of Aconitum species. J. Ethnopharmacol. 1991, 35:159.
Tai, YT et al., Bidirectional tachycardia induced by herbal aconite poisoning. PACE, 1992, 15:831.
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