Aconite is a poisonous substance from the dried tuberous root of Aconitum napellus, which contains acontine and related alkaloids and causes potentially fatal ventricular fibrillation and respiratory paralysis. It is used in Chinese herbal medicine and homeopathy as an analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and cardiac tonic.


Aconite is a poisonous substance from the dried tuberous root of Aconitum napellus, which contains acontine and related alkaloids and causes potentially fatal ventricular fibrillation and respiratory paralysis. It is used in Chinese herbal medicine and homeopathy as an analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and cardiac tonic.


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