Definition of Aconitum napellus

1. Noun. A poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite.

Exact synonyms: Helmet Flower, Helmetflower, Monkshood
Generic synonyms: Aconite

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aconitum Napellus

Acmeism
Acmeist
Acmeists
Acnidosporidia
Acocanthera
Acocanthera oblongifolia
Acocanthera oppositifolia
Acocanthera spectabilis
Acocanthera venenata
Acol
Acoli
Acoma
Aconcagua
Aconitum
Aconitum lycoctonum
Aconitum napellus (current term)
Acoraceae
Acores
Acorus
Acorus calamus
Acosta's disease
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Acragas
Acrasiomycetes
Acre
Acre antshrike
Acre antshrikes
Acrel's ganglion
Acrididae
Acridotheres

Literary usage of Aconitum napellus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1886)
"Aconitum napellus affects sensibility, and lowers the irritability of the sensory ... "Aconitum napellus paralyzes the end-organs of the motor nerves, ..."

2. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal (1839)
"... admitted into Hospice St Andre for a painful rheumatic affection, for the cure of which the alcoholic extract of the Aconitum napellus was administered. ..."

3. A Clinical materia medica by Ernest Albert Farrington (1897)
"Aconitum napellus is the monkshood. Aconite itself means without dust. ... Aconitum napellus contains an active principle called Aconitine, crystalline in ..."

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