Aconitum lethale

Safety & Hazards

The root, and probably all the plant, is very poisonous[ 241 Title Tibetan Medicinal Plants Publication Author Tsarong. Tsewang. J. Publisher Tibetan Medical Publications, India Year 1994 ISBN 81-900489-0-2 Description A nice little pocket guide to the subject with photographs of 95 species and brief comments on their uses. , 243 Title Medicinal Plants of Nepal Publication Author Publisher Dept. of Medicinal Plants. Nepal. Year 1993 ISBN - Description Terse details of the medicinal properties of Nepalese plants, including cultivated species and a few imported herbs. ]. The aconites have been of interest since ancient times because they contain diterpene alkaloids that range from relatively nontoxic to deadly poisonous. In various parts of the world they have been used medicinally and as a source of poisons throughout history. The use of Aconitum alkaloids in modern Western medicine was largely discontinued by the late 1930's and early 1940's, though the roots are still widely used in traditional medicine, especially in Asia[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. , K Title Plants for a Future Author Ken Fern Description Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips. ].