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Aconitum heterophyllum - Ativisa, Indian Atees

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'''Aconitum heterophyllum''' is an Aconite, i.e. it's belongs to genus aconite. This plant grows in Northern hemisphere’s mountainous terrain. Ativisa plant is herbaceous and perennial and is one of the poisonous species used in Indian Ayurvedic medicines.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Migraines}}, {{Uses|Headaches}}, {{Uses|Vomiting}}, {{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Burning sensation}}, {{Uses|Perspiration problems}}, {{Uses|Burning sensation in the vagina}}.
Aconitum <ref name="Aconitum"/> (/ˌækəˈnaɪtəm/), 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 plants 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=Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Root tubers}}.
==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=Ativisha|ml=Ativisam|sa=Ativisa|ta=Atividyam|te=Ati visa|hi=Atis|en=Indian Atees}}
== Medicinal use Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya===
Aconite has long been used in traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurveda ===Rasa===Katu (Hindu traditional medicinePungent). Aconite was also described in Greek and Roman medicine by Theophrastus, DioscoridesTikta (Bitter)===Guna===Laghu (Light), and Pliny the Elder, who most likely prescribed the Alpine species Aconitum lycoctonum.Ruksha (Dry)===Veerya===Ushna (Heating)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===
== Common name=Prabhava===
* '''English''' - Indian Atees==Habit==* '''Kannada''' - ಅತಿವಿಷ* '''Hindi''' - Atis{{Habit|Herb}}
== References Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple, alternate|sessile|The leaves are variable in shape and size}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|white–violet|10-18|Flowers are Large, hooded and occur in slender racemes or lax leafy panicles. Corolla is hairy. Carpels are five in number}}
 
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|5 follicles|15-20 mm long||slightly downy or glabrous|}}
 
===Other features===
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Kutajghan Vati]]
* [[Chandraprabha Vati]]
* [[Khadiradi gutika]]
* [[Rasnairandadi kashayam]]
* [[Balachaturbhadra choorana]]
<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
 
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Tuber segment}}.
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
Seedlings germinate best when sown in sandy acidic loam. Tubers can also ve separated and planted from mature individuals. Plants grown from seed can take 3-4 years to bloom. <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Western himalayas}}, {{Commonly seen|Open woodland}}, {{Commonly seen|Moisty soil area}}.
 
==Photo Gallery==
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==References==
<references>
<ref name="Aconitumchemical composition">[https://enwww.wikipediamedicinalplantsanduses.orgcom/wikiaconitum-heterophyllum-medicinal-uses Medicinal plants]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://www.bimbima.com/herbs/ativisha/3956/ Bimbima]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.nmpb.nic.in/sites/default/files/publications/atees.pdf Cultivation details]</Aconitum ref><ref name="wikipediaAyurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2012/08/25/ativisa-benefits-dose-uses-ayurveda-details/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref> 
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==External Links==* [https://easyayurveda.com/2012/08/25/ativisa-benefits-dose-uses-ayurveda-details/ Aconitum heterophyllum on easyayurveda.com/]* [http://www.planetayurveda.com/library/atis-aconitum-heterophyllum Aconitum heterophyllum on planetayurveda.com]* [https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Indian%20Atees.html Aconitum heterophyllum on flowersofindia.net]* [http://www.ayurvista.net/herbal%20plants/aconitum-heterophyllum/ Aconitum heterophyllum on ayurvista.net]* [https://www.bimbima.com/herbs/ativisha/3956/ Aconitum heterophyllumn on bimbima.com]
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[[Category:Ranunculaceae]]
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