Note on Aconite

There are about 24 Indian species of Aconite which may be classified as (a) non-poisonous and (b) poisonous. The poisonous 2 properties are due to the roots containing bikhaconitine, pseudoaconitine, or indaconitine.

The non-poisonous Aconites, the active principles of which are either Atisine or Palmatisine, are (i) Aconitum heterophyllum, Wall.; (ii) Aconitum palmatum; (iii) Aconitum rotundifolium; (iv) Aconitum violaceum.

The poisonous aconites are (i) Aconitum falconeri, (ii) Aconitum laciniatum; (iii) Aconitum lethale; (iv) Aconitum spicatum; (v) Aconitum deinorrhizum; (vi) Aconitum balfourii; (vii) Aconitum chasinanthum; (viii) Aconitum soongaricum.