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[[File:Aconitum variegatum 110807f.jpg|thumb|right|''Ativisa'']]
Aconitum <ref name="Aconitum"/> , also known as aconite, monkshood, wolf's bane, leopard's bane, mousebane, women's bane, devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or blue rocket, is a genus of over 250 species of [[flowering plant]]s belonging to the family Ranunculaceae. These herbaceous perennial plants are chiefly native to the mountainous parts of the northern hemisphere, growing in the moisture-retentive but well-draining soils of mountain meadows. Most species are extremely poisonous and must be dealt with carefully.
== Medicinal use =='''Aconitum heterophyllum''' or '''Ativisa''' or '''Ativisha''' is an Aconite has long been used , i.e., it belongs to genus aconite. This plant grows in traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurveda (Hindu traditional medicine)Northern hemisphere’s mountainous terrain. Aconite was also described in Greek Ativisa plant is herbaceous and Roman medicine by Theophrastus, Dioscorides, perennial and Pliny is one of the Elderpoisonous species used in Indian Ayurvedic medicines. However, who it is certainly not the most likely prescribed poisonous plant or extract from the Alpine species Aconitum lycoctonumplant used in Ayurvedic medicines. The poison in this plant is reduced by specific Ayurvedic processes which may entail boiling Ativisa’s roots in cow’s urine.
==Uses=={{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}<ref name="Uses"/> ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}. ==Chemical Composition==Atisine, Aconitine, Atisenol, Atidine, Hetisine, Hetisinone, Banzolheteratisine, Histidine, F-dihydroatisine, Heteratisine and Several diterpene alkaloids such aheterophyllin, heterophyllisin, heterophyllidine, and hetidine.<ref name="chemical composition"/> == Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}} ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}.<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower===* '''English''' {{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - Indian AteesAugust}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as '''Kannada'root juice extract''  ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Easily grown in most soils[21][22], preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position[16], though it prefers full sun.Plants usually self- ಅತಿವಿಷ* '''Hindisow quite freely when growing in a suitable position[19]. The seeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate and grow.The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is popular in France for making tea because the whole plant is sweet scented and the flowers have a spicy apricot- Atislike fragrance<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg</gallery> ==References==
== References ==
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<ref name="Aconitumchemical composition">[https://enwww.wikipediamedicinalplantsanduses.com/aconitum-heterophyllum-medicinal-uses "medicinal plants"]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131226161459/http://www.wildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.html "wayback machine"]</ref><ref name="Uses">[http://www.homeremediess.com/agrimonia-eupatoria-medicinal-uses-and-images/ "traditional medicine"]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://practicalplants.org/wiki/Aconitum Agrimonia_eupatoria "wikipediapractical palnts"]</ref>
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