Botanical Name: Acontium Napellus Linn
Family: Ranunculaceae
Local Names: Mitha Zahar, Mohti
English Name: Pakistani Aconite, Monk’s Hood
Distribution: Upper Hazara , Malakand, Khyber, Kurram Agencies, Chitral, Swat
and Gilgit.
Place of Origin: Nepal , Kashmir
Description: An erect herb with elongated tuberous conical root stock. Stem 3-4 feet high Leaves deeply palmately divided. Flowers greenish-blue in racemes. Follicles 3-5, sessile, hairy, seed coat smooth.
Medicinal Uses:
The dried roots are used as anodyne, diaphoretic and diuretic. It is remedy for facial neuralgia.
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