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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''' is an Aconite has long been used , i.e. it's 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 the Elder, who most likely prescribed is one of the Alpine poisonous species Aconitum lycoctonumused 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}}. ==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}} ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa===Katu (Pungent), Tikta (Bitter)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)===Veerya===Ushna (Heating)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma=== ===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==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==* '''English''' - Indian Atees[[Kutajghan Vati]] * [[Chandraprabha Vati]] * [[Khadiradi gutika]] * '''Kannada''' - ಅತಿವಿಷ[[Rasnairandadi kashayam]]* '''Hindi''' [[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- Atis4 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==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">  </gallery> ==References==
== References ==
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<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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