Scientific noun: Aconitum napellus L.	Aconitum napellus L.
Family: Buttercup family- Ranunculaceae-
Habitat: High places of North Temperate Zone. Cultivated as ornamental plant in high and cold places.
Components: Alkaloids ( Aconitine, benzoylamine, neopelline...)
Active parts: The whole plant, specially the roots and leaves.
Uses : Used as medicinal plant in homemade preparations; internally, as analgesic, diuretic and regulator of heart beat ( to treat hypotension) ; externally, as analgesic in rheumatic and articular . Being so dangerous it must not be used in homemade remedies!!! In fact, it was used in the past to get rid off criminals.
Toxicity : Extreme. It has been reported to bring death to adults with doses of only 1 mg. in some cases, and, in most of the cases, with doses from 3 to 8 mg. Effects: Stimulates the nervous system at the beginning. Later, it produces a depression of this system which may produce death. Symptoms: Tingling sensation in the mouth and tongue, facial stiffness, high salivation, vomiting, difficulty in swallowing, blurry vision, arrhythmia, heavy breathing, convulsions and death. Treatment: Gastric lavage, artificial respiration.   Gardening