Aconitum ferox Wall.

Indian aconite (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Aconitum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Shrubberies and forest clearings, at elevations from 2,100-3,600 metres from central Nepal to Bhutan. Shady places or on hillsides.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Analgesics (root), Anesthesia (root), Anti-inflammatory agents (root), Antirheumatic agents (root), Arthritis (root), Asthenia (root), Cardiotonic agents (root), Cholera (root), Common cold (root), Diarrhea (root), Fever (root), Gastrointestinal diseases (root), Hypnotics and sedatives (root), Hypoglycemic agents (root), Inflammation (root), Insecticides (root), Leprosy (root), Narcotics (root), Nervous system diseases (root), Neuralgia (root), Paralysis (root), Pharyngitis (root), Rhinitis (root), Scabies (root), Tonsillitis (root), Uvular hypertrophy (root), Diaphoretic (root), Fever (stem), Hypnotics and sedatives (stem), Narcotics (stem), Paralysis (stem), Pharyngitis (stem), Rhinitis (stem), Uvular hypertrophy (stem), Analgesics (tuber), Anti-inflammatory agents (tuber), Common cold (tuber), Cough (tuber), Diabetes mellitus (tuber), Diuretics (tuber), Snake bites (tuber), Tonsillitis (tuber), Antiperiodic (tuber), Diaphoretic (tuber), Cough (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Sedative (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Neuralgia (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Antirheumatic agents (unspecified), Asthenia (unspecified), Cholera (unspecified), Dysentery, amebic (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Fibromyalgia (unspecified), Gastrointestinal diseases (unspecified), Hypnotics and sedatives (unspecified), Inflammation (unspecified), Leprosy (unspecified), Pharyngitis (unspecified), Anti-poisoning (unspecified), Rhinitis (unspecified), Tonsillitis (unspecified), Diaphoretic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 5 - 270
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Aconitum ferox unspecified picture

Distribution

Aconitum ferox world distribution map, present in Bhutan, India, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:707352-1
WFO ID wfo-0000517242
COL ID 64MNJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Nirbisia hamiltonii Aconitum atrox Aconitum atrox Aconitum ferox Aconitum hamiltonii Nirbisia codua