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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Ethnobotanical Plant Aconitum heterophyllum

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

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Activity Country/Region Reference
Aphrodisiac Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Aphrodisiac Sanscrit Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Astringent India Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Cough India *
Diarrhea India *
Dysentery India *
Dyspepsia India *
Enteritis India *
Fever India *
Fever India *
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 *
Tonic Elsewhere *
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.
Tumor(Abdomen) India Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.