Aconitum


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Noun 1. [画像:Aconitum - genus of poisonous plants of temperate regions of northern hemisphere with a vaulted and enlarged petal]Aconitum - genus of poisonous plants of temperate regions of northern hemisphere with a vaulted and enlarged petal
magnoliid dicot genus - genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms
aconite - any of various usually poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum having tuberous roots and palmately lobed leaves and blue or white flowers
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All parts of some plants are poisonous even when eaten in small quantities, such as monkshood (Aconitum), yew (Taxus baccata), and oleander (Nerium oleander).
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Although aconitum is deadly poisonous, I can't do without it for the intense blues it brings to the garden - aconitum carmichaelii flowers in the autumn.
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Aconitum is a genus of plants belonging to the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, which consists of approximately 60 genera.
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I'd recommend a high single dose of the homoeopathic remedy Aconitum 1M.
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And I haven't even got round to all the other Himalayan specials, the magnolias, anemones, aconitum, and a score of primula, all of which give our gardens that unique flavour
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Nathan Greenway had not worn gloves and may have "brushed" a toxic aconitum plant, known as Devil's Helmet, an inquest heard.
was gardener poisoned by 'devil's helmet' plant? Kidneys failed after estate work
Draw up 3 cc of procaine (1 % solution buffered to a pH of 7 with potassium hydroxide and no epinephrine) with 1 ampoule of Spascupreel containing Aconitum napellus 6x, Agaricus muscarius 4x, Ammonium bromatum 4x, Atropinum sulphuricum 6x, Chamomilla 3x, Colocynthis 4x, Cuprum sulphuricum 6x, Celsemium sempervirens 6x, Magnesia phosphorica 6x, Passiflora incarnata 2x, and Veratrum album.
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DANGEROUS: The Glory Lily POISONOUS: Monkshood (also known as aconitum) is extremely toxic
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"Aconitum, common monkshood, is an unbelievable killer." Bearing tall spikes of helmeted flowers in blues and purples in the summer, it's poisonous and a skin irritant.
What's your poison?
Aconitum ferox, a very toxic species of the plant, grows around the Himalayas and N epal.
Lethal flower in JK's books