They thrive well in any ordinary garden soil, and will grow beneath the shade of trees. As garden plants the aconites are very ornamental, hardy perennial plants. Aconitum lycoctonum (Alpine wolfsbane), is a yellow-flowered species common in the Alps of Switzerland. Many species of Aconitum are cultivated in gardens, having either blue or yellow flowers. The Chinese also used Aconitum poisons both for hunting, and for warfare. napellus on their arrows to hunt ibex, while the Ainus in Japan used a species of Aconitum to hunt bear. Several species of Aconitum have been used as arrow poisons. The root of Aconitum luridum, of the Himalaya, is said to be as virulent as that of A. Aconitum palmatum yields another of the bikh poisons. It contains large quantities of the alkaloid pseudaconitine, which is a deadly poison. The roots of Aconitum ferox supply the Indian ( Nepal) poison called bikh, bish, or nabee. This plant is used as a food plant by some Lepidoptera species including Dot Moth, The Engrailed, Mouse Moth, Wormwood Pug, and Yellow-tail. When touched to one's lip, the juice of the aconite root produces a feeling of numbness and tingling.

The crown or upper portion of the root gives rise to new plants. It has a short underground stem, from which dark-colored tapering roots descend. Its roots have occasionally been mistaken for horseradish. The most common plant in this genus, Aconitum napellus (the Common Monkshood) was considered to be of therapeutic and toxicological importance. Aconitum uncinatum (Southern Blue Monkshood).Aconitum reclinatum (Trailing White Monkshood).Aconitum noveboracense (Northern Blue Monkshood).Aconitum napellus (Monkshood type species).Aconitum kusnezoffii : Kusnezoff Monkshood.Aconitum delphinifolium (Larkspurleaf Monkshood).Aconitum columbianum (Western Monkshood).Aconitum carmichaelii (Carmichael's Monkshood).The 3–5 carpels are partially fused at the base. The other petals are small and scale like or non forming. They have a hollow spur at their apex, containing the nectar. They are placed under the hood of the calyx and are supported on long stalks. There are 2–10 petals, in the form of nectaries. They are distinguishable by having one of the five petaloid sepals (the posterior one), called the galea, in the form of a cylindrical helmet hence the English name monkshood. These are handsome plants, the tall, erect stem being crowned by racemes of large and eye-catching blue, purple, white, yellow or pink zygomorphic flowers with numerous stamens. The leaves have a spiral or alternate arrangement. Each segment again is 3-lobed with coarse sharp teeth. They are palmate or deeply palmately lobed with 5–7 segments. These herbaceous perennial plants are chiefly natives of the mountainous parts of the northern hemisphere, growing in moisture retentive but well draining soils on mountain meadows. 4 Pharmacology of Aconite and Aconitine.The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Performance'. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Necessary'. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Functional'.

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