Ranunculaceae
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This document summarizes four plants from the Ranunculaceae family: Aconitum, Hydrastis, Delphinium, and Anemone. Aconitum, also known as Monkshood or Aconite root, contains toxic alkaloids including aconitine. It grows in mountains and is used as a local analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic in small doses, but can be fatal in higher amounts. Hydrastis canadensis or Golden seal contains alkaloids like berberine and hydrastine and is used as an astringent. Delphinium contains alkaloid toxins and is used as a parasiticidal and treatment
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Ranunculaceae
- 2. ACONITUM
- 3. • • BOTANICAL ORIGION: Aconitum napellus • Common Name: Monkshood, Aconite root, Mithazahar. • Part used: Dried roots. • Habit: Perennial herb • Habitat: Mountains of Germany and Himalaya, England and Asia.
- 4. • Constituents: It contains alkaloids. The alkaloids are derivatives of Amino-alcohols and pentacyclic diterpenes. The main alkaloid is • Aconitine ( 0.4-0.8%) Other alkaloids are • Hypaconitine • Mesaconitine • Aconine • Ephedrine
- 5. • Other constituents are Acotinic acid Mevlonic acid Fat Starch Sugars • Aconitines are diacetyl esters of polyhydric amino alcohols and are extremely poisonous.
- 6. • MEDICINAL USES: As local analgesic In rheumatism Inflammation Tincture Aconite is antipyretic in small doses. Aconitine in 2-3mg can lead respiratory failure and the end death Mainly used in the preparation of an anti neuralgic liniments.
- 7. HYDRASTIS
- 8. • BOTANICAL ORIGION: Hydrastis canadensis • Common Name: Golden seal • Part used: Dried rhizomes and roots • Habit: Perennial herb • Habitat: United states of America and Canada Cultivated in Oregon, Washington, North carolina. • Constituents: Mainly it contains alkaloids
- 9. That is Hydrastine (1.5-4%) Berberine Canadine • MEDICINAL USES: Hydrastine and berberine are used as astringent in inflammation of mucous membrane.
- 10. LARKSPUR
- 11. • BOTANICAL ORIGION: Delphinium ajacis, Delphinium denudatum • Common Name: Larkspur • Part used: Dried roots and seed • Habit: Annual herb • Habitat: Constituents: Central Europe Mainly it contains poly cyclic diterpenoid alkaloids
- 12. That is Ajacin Delphinine Ajacinine Ajaconine • MEDICINAL USES: Parasiticidal Anodyne Antidote for Aconite posion Used in liver diseases
- 13. PULSATILLA
- 14. • BOTANICAL ORIGION: Anemone pulsatilla, Pulsatilla vulgaris • Common Name: Wind Flower. Meadow Anemone • Part used: Whole dried herb • Habit: Perennial herb • Habitat: Central and Southern Europe • Constituents: The fresh plant yields by distillation with water an acrid, oily principle, called Oil of Anemone. Oil acts as a vesicant when applied to the skin
- 15. When kept for some time, this oily substance becomes decomposed into Anemonic acid and Anemonin • MEDICINAL USES: Nervine antispasmodic, alterative and diaphoretic .