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Plant Aconitum carmichaelii (Ranunculaceae)

Common Names
Aconite; Fu-Tsu
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
14-O-ACETYLTALATIZAMINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACONITINE 26 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS 0 Root 5000.0 10000.0 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Tuber not available 0.8 0.17 Duke, 1992 *
ATISINE 3 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Tuber not available 2550.0 -0.39 Duke, 1992 *
CARMICHAELINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Tuber not available 12.0 0.02 Duke, 1992 *
FUZILINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HOKBUSINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HOKBUSINE-B 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYGENAMINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYPACONITINE 4 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYPOGNAVINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IGNAVINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Tuber not available 310.0 1.59 Duke, 1992 *
ISOTALATIZIDINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
JESACONITINE 5 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KARACOLINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KOBUSINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
(+)-Inotropic 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacne 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiaggregant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 3 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antianemic 3 Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.