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Ethnobotanical Plant Aconitum heterophyllum

Common Name
Ativisha; Atees; Vajji Turki; Atis; Atees,Indian

Activities

Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Aphrodisiac Sanscrit Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Aphrodisiac Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Astringent India Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Cough India Duke, 1992 *
Diarrhea India Duke, 1992 *
Dysentery India Duke, 1992 *
Dyspepsia India Duke, 1992 *
Enteritis India Duke, 1992 *
Fever India Duke, 1992 *
Fever India Duke, 1992 *
Fever Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Malaria Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Malaria Iran Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Poison India Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stomach India Duke, 1992 *
Tonic US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tonic Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Tonic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Tumor(Abdomen) India Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.