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Ethnobotanical Plant Aconitum lycoctonum

Common Name
Wolfs Eisenhut; Yellow Wolfsbane; Lupata; Matalobos; Kurtbogan; Aconit Tue Loup; Gele Monnikskap; Aconito Matalobo; Gelber Eisenhut

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
Analgesic German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Anodyne German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Cancer Spain Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Diuretic English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Fever Italian Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Narcotic Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Narcotic Spanish Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Poison Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Sedative French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Sudorific Dutch Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tumor USSR Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.