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

Ethnobotanical Plant Aconitum napellus

Common Name
Duivelskruid, Yoshu-Tori-Kabuto, Monk'Shood, Kaplanbogan, Aconito Napello, Uva Verga, Blauer Eisenhut, Monkshood, Stormhat, Tue Loup, Aconito, European Monkshood

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Activity Country/Region Reference
Analgesic Danish Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Analgesic Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Anesthetic China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Anodyne Dutch Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Anodyne Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Antispasmodic Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Cancer Europe Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Diuretic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Fever French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Heart Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Narcotic Italian Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Nerves Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Neuralgia Elsewhere *
Neuralgia Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Poison Spain Font Query, P. 1979. Plantas Medicinales el Dioscorides Renovado. Editorial Labor, S.A. Barcelona. 5th Ed.
Poison UK *
Poison Elsewhere *
Poison US Lewis and Elvin-Lewis, Medical Botany, ca 1977
Poison Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Poison Spanish Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.