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aconiteHerbaceous plant belonging to the buttercup family, with hooded blue–mauve flowers, native to Europe and Asia. It produces aconitine, a poison with pain-killing and sleep-inducing properties. (Aconitum napellus, family Ranunculaceae.) There are about 100 species throughout the northern temperate regions, all hardy herbaceous plants containing poison. Summer aconite (Aconitum uncinatum) is a common North American flower. Winter aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) belongs to another genus of the buttercup family; it has yellow buttercuplike flowers with six petals which appear in February and March; the leaves follow later.
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* Aconitum napellus (Aconite) is used during the early stages of an
illness, often within hours of exposure to cold and wind, at the first
sign of a shiver. -- Iste igitur dignus est qui aconitum edat ardeleo * Aconitum napellus (aconite): Allison is familiar with aconite;
it's usually the first remedy I reach for when a child starts to
feel sick, and it's great for easing fear of the unknown. |
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