Aconitum heterophyllum Wall. ex RoyleFamily: Ranunculaceae
Synonyms: Aconitum atees Royle, Aconitum cordatum Royle, Aconitum heterophyllumvar. roylei L.B.Chaudhary & R.R.Rao, Aconitum ovatum Lindl., Aconitum petiolare Royle ex Stapf
Assamese: Aatich
Bengali: Ataicha
English: Atis Root
Gujrati: Ativishni Kali, Ativikhani Kali
Hindi: arand, ateicha, atis, atvika
Kannada: Ativisha, Athihage, athibaje, athivisha
Kashmiri: Kath
Malayalam: Atividayam, Ativitayam
Marathi: Ativisha, atavish, athivish
Nepali: Atis, bikh
Oriya: Atushi
Punjabi: Atisa, Atees
Sanskrit: amrita, aruna, ataicha, atisaraghni, ativisa
Tamil: adhividayam, adivitaiyam, akuculapu
Telugu: Ativasa
Urdu: atees, atis shirin, beesh
Description: Roots, ovoid-conical, tapering downwards to a print, 2.0-7.5 cm long, 0.4-1.6 cm or more thick at its upper extremity, gradually decreasing in thickness towards tapering end, externally light ash-grey, white or grey-brown, while internally starch white, external surface wrinkled marked with scars of fallen rootlet and with a rosette of scaly rudimentary leaves on top: fracture, short, starchy, showing uniform white surface, marked towards centre by 4-7 concentrically arranged yellowish-brown dots, corresponding to end of fibrovascular bundles traversing root longitudinally taste, bitter with no tingling sensation.
Uses: krimiroga, Jvara, Kasa, Chardi, Amaatisara [API, Pt-I, Vol-I]
Often regarded as nonpoisosnous, antiperiodic, antiinflammatory, astringent (used in cough, diarrhoea, dyspepsia), tonic (used after fevers), febrifuge, antispasmodic (used in irritability of stomach and abdominal pains). [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]
Antipyretic, antiperiodic, aphrodisiac, astringent tonic. Used in diarrhoea, indigestion, cough troubles during dentition in children.[Advances in Medicinal Plants]
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