Latin name: Aconitum napellusGenera: buttercup plants, deadly poisonous, protected folk names: Foxroot, poisonous herb, aconitePlant description: Persistent plant with beet-like roots, a new tuber develops every year. The stem grows from it, 120 to 150 cm high with deeply slit leaves. The flowers are deep blue and helmet-like, stalked and arranged like ears.
Flowering time: June to SeptemberOrigin: In the mountains of Central Europe, especially on humid high mountain meadows. The wolfsbane is one of the most poisonous plants that we have! A self-treatment (except in homeopathic preparation) is not allowed!
Medicinally used plant parts
This year’s young root bulb, the whole above-ground herb during flowering.
Ingredients
Aconitine and other alkaloids
Healing effects and use of wolfsbane
In medicinal quantities analgesic effect in neuralgia, sciatica, gout. For fever and colds, also externally as a liquid or ointment rub for pain relief.
Application in homeopathy
Aconitum is an important agent and is extracted from the fresh, flowering plant. The remedy is even in the homeopathic preparation prescription up to D3. From the fourth potency D4 used for acute fever, flu, nerve pain especially in the face and sciatica. Indicated whenever the symptoms are accompanied by great anxiety, restlessness, rapid pulse and are worse in the evening and at night. When a cold starts (first symptoms such as sneezing, scratching in the throat, shivering), Aconitum, used immediately (D4 10 drops immediately, then 5 – 10 drops 3 to 5 times a day), often prevents a flu-like infection.
Side effect
Deadly poisonous!! In case of accidental ingestion immediately call the emergency doctor!!!!