Description
ACONITUM HETEROPHYLLUM
Aconitum heterophyllum, also called atish, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Aconitum. It is used in Indian systems of traditional medicine including Ayurveda.
The plant is used traditionally for a variety of health disorders, including colic, diarrhea, dysentery, constipation, flatulence, and urethrosis, as well as being considered useful as carminative, antispasmodic, astringent, anthelmintic, lithotriptic, diuretic, aphrodisiac, tonic, cardiosuppressant,
Medicinal Use
Aconite has long been used in Ayurveda and traditional chinese medicine. Aconite was also described in Greek and Roman medicine by Theophrastus, Dioscorides, and pliny the Elder, who most likely prescribed the Alpine species Aconitum lycoctonum Folk medicinal use of Aconitum species is still practiced in some parts of Slovenia.
Aconitum chasmanthum is listed as critically endangered, Aconitum heterophyllum as endangered, and Aconitum violaceum as vulnerable due to overcollection for Ayurvedic use.
