- Family:
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Ranunculaceae.
- Habitat:
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The alpine zone of the Himalayas of Sikkim and Chumbi. Principal source of Bikh or Bish of Kolkata market.
- English:
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Nepal Aconite.
- Ayurvedic:
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Vatsanaabha (related sp.).
- Action:
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Antipyretic, analgesic.
The roots yield 1.75% of alkaloids which contain mainly pseudoaconitine and bikhaconitine.
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Khare, C. (2007). Aconitum spicatum Stapf.. In: Khare, C. (eds) Indian Medicinal Plants. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70638-2_36
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