Aconitum balfourii (Ranunculaceae)

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Aconitum balfourii
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The Aconitum balfourii plant species is found in E. Asia - Himalayas from Nepal to Tibet at an elevation of 2200 - 4000 metres. It is a member of the Ranunculaceae family.

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Latin Name:  Aconitum balfourii
Family:  Ranunculaceae
Author:  Stapf.

Known Hazards:  The whole plant is highly toxic - simple skin contact has caused numbness in some people[1].

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Habitat:  Not known

Medicinal Information: The tuber is used in Tibetan medicine where it is considered to have an acrid and sweet taste with a heating potency - it is also very poisonous[241, 243]. The root is analgesic, antiinflammatory, antirheumatic and vermifuge[241]. It dries up serous fluids and is used in the treatment of all types of pain and inflammation from gout or arthritis, all disorders due to worms or micro-organisms, amnesia, loss of bodily heat, leprosy and paralysis[241].

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