Aconitum heterophyllum from Gulmarg, Kashmir

[Gurcharan Singh]

 Aconitum heterophyllum Wall.ex Royle, Illustr. Bot. Himal. Mount. 56.t.13. 1833

Common names: Atis root, Stivisha (Sans.), Atis (Hindi)

Tuberous herb up to 90 cm tall, simple or branched from base; lower leaves petiolate, rounded to oval, cordate at base, shallowly lobed or toothed, upper stem-clasping, sharply toothed; flowers 3-4 cm long, in loose raceme or subpaniculate, sepals dull green-purple or dull green-blue, with dark purple veins, upper one pointed in front with rounded top, lateral as long; petals (nectaries) two with about 16-18 mm long claw and 4 mm long hood; follicles 5, 15-20 mm long, slightly downy or glabrous.

Tuberous roots yield alkaloids atisine, heteratisne, atidine, hetidine, etc., roots used for hysteria, throat infections, dyspepsia and vomiting, abdominal pain and diabetes.

 

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
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[Tanay Bose]

Just Fab Sir ji

Tanay

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[Ushadi micromini]

very nice details,
is it same as ATIVISHA? with an A?

aconitum of garden variety gets blue flowers...

Ushadi
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On Sep 2, 9:02 am, Tanay Bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Just Fab Sir ji
> Tanay
>
>
>

> On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 7:43 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >  *Aconitum heterophyllum* Wall.ex Royle, Illustr. Bot. Himal. Mount.

> > 56.t.13. 1833
>
> > Common names: Atis root, Stivisha (Sans.), Atis (Hindi)
>
> > Tuberous herb up to 90 cm tall, simple or branched from base; lower leaves
> > petiolate, rounded to oval, cordate at base, shallowly lobed or toothed,
> > upper stem-clasping, sharply toothed; flowers 3-4 cm long, in loose raceme
> > or subpaniculate, sepals dull green-purple or dull green-blue, with dark
> > purple veins, upper one pointed in front with rounded top, lateral as long;
> > petals (nectaries) two with about 16-18 mm long claw and 4 mm long hood;
> > follicles 5, 15-20 mm long, slightly downy or glabrous.
>
> > Tuberous roots yield alkaloids atisine, heteratisne, atidine, hetidine,
> > etc., roots used for hysteria, throat infections, dyspepsia and vomiting,
> > abdominal pain and diabetes.
>
> > --
> > Dr. Gurcharan Singh
> > Retired  Associate Professor
> > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
> > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
> > Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
> >http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
>
> --

> *Tanay Bose*

> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant.
> Department of Botany.
> University of British Columbia .
> 3529-6270 University Blvd.
> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada)
> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile)
>            604-822-2019 (Lab)
>            604-822-6089  (Fax)
> ta...@interchange.ubc.ca

> *Webpages:*http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.htmlhttp://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.htmlhttps://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/

[Gurcharan Singh]

Usha di

It is Ativisha only not Stivisha, my typing error.

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ 

[Balkar Arya]

Great Close Up Sir happy to see 

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Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964

[Saroj Kumar Kasaju]

Correct Nepali Name : अतिस

Thank you

Saroj Kasaju