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Aconitum ferox - Vatsanabha

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[[File:Aconitum ferox - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-005.jpg|thumb|right|''Vatsanabha'', ''Aconitum ferox'']]
'''Aconitum ferox ''' is an herb found in the temperate to alpine regions of the Himalaya in the altitude of 3300-5000 m. All parts are highy toxic but has great use in ayurveda.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Respiratory diseases}}, {{Uses|Cardiac problem}}, {{Uses|Aphrodisiac}}, {{Uses|Urinary disorders}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|Enlarged spleen}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{<ref name="Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}."/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}.
==Chemical Composition==
Air-dried roots contain 1.2% total alkaloids of which pseudoaconitine is 0.4%. Pseudoaconitine is biologically 1.5 times as active as aconitine. <ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Garala, Kshveda|en=Monk's hood, Indian aconite|gu=|hi=Bachhnag, Bachnak|kn=Vasanabhi, Vatsanabhi|ks=|ml=Valsanabhi, Vatsanabhi|mr=Bachnag, Vachnag|pa=|ta=Cirinkivisam, Karunaabhi|te=Ativasa, Nabhi, Vasanabhi}}<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
 Madhura (Sweet), Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent), Kashaya (Astringent)
===Guna===
Laghu (Light), Teekshna (Sharp)
===Veerya===
Ushna (Hot)
===Vipaka===
Katu (Pungent)
===Karma===
Vata, Pitta, Kapha
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Herb}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|Scattered, distant, excepting the lowest 2 or 3 which are usually delayed at the time of the flowering, up to 7, glabrous}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|Terminal raceme|Bluish purple||Loose raceme 10-25 cm. long, often with slender, erect, few-flowered additional branches from the leafy base}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Follicles|||Oblong, obliquely subtruncate, 15—20 mm. long, 4-5 mm.|Obovoid or obpyramidal, 2.6—3 mm long|}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Mrityunjaya rasa]]
* [[Hingulesware rasa]]
* [[Anandabhairava agnitundi vati]]
<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Divisions}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Himalayas}}, {{Commonly seen|Temperate area}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Aconitum ferox in Jardin botanique de la Charme.jpg|Flowers
</gallery>
==References==
 
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[http://gbpihedenvis.nic.in/PDFs/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf Chemistry]</ref><ref name="chemistryUses">[https://www.planetayurveda.com/library/vatsanabha-aconitum-ferox Uses]</ref><ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/index.php/bot_search Common names]</ref><ref name="LeafAyurvedic preparations">[http://www.bsienvis.nic.in/Database/MedicinalPlants_3939.aspx#Aconitum%20ferox%20Wall.%20(Ranunculaceae) Ayurvedic preparations]</ref><ref name="morphologyLeaf">[https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/indian-medicinal-plants/d/doc213942.html Morphology]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Aconitum+ferox Aconitum ferox on pfaf.org]* [ ]* [ ]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ranunculaceae]]

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