Wild monkshood, Aconitum uncinatum

This plant is not edible for us.

The dried root is alterative, anaesthetic, antiarthritic, deobstruent, diaphoretic, diuretic, sedative, stimulant. It is harvested as soon as the plant dies down in the autumn.

This is a very poisonous plant and should only be used with extreme caution and under the supervision of a qualified practitioner.

A tincture is used as an external anaesthetic.