SCIENTIFIC AX1> rOPULAR. lo 



25. A.CONiTl]M,Tv. Monkshood, AVolfsbane,etc. Raniiuculaceae. 



The ancient Greek name. Ornamental, but poisonous peren- 

 nial herbs resembling Delphinium. About 18 species, moun- 

 tainous regions of north temperate zone; 7 in U. S. 



a. A. Anthora Lin. Europe. Yellow Helmet-flower. Hoot bit- 



ter, tonic. 



b. A. Cllineiise Siebold and ( c. ) A. Japoiiicuiu Thuuberg, yield 



respectively the Chinese and Japanese Aconite roots, (d. ) A. 

 FischerLKeich. of Japan is, however, more active than either 

 of these. 



e. A. ferox Wallich (A. virosum Don). Himalaya mountains. 



Indian Aconite, Bish, Bishma, Bikh-root; Fr. Aconit feroce 

 (Codex ). Root even more active than that of (i. ) 



f. A. heterophylluiu Wallich. Himalaya mountains. Atis. Root 



tonic,^ febrifuge, not acrid. 



g. A. Lycoctoniini L. Europe. Great Yellow Wolfsbane, Bad- 



gei-'s-bane, Bear's-bane, Hare's-bane, Beast-bane. Leaves used 

 as a pot herb in Lapland. 



h. A. palmatum Don. India. Px^oot, called Bishma or Bikhma, 

 bitter, not acrid. 



r. A. Napellus L. ( A. variabile Hayne, A. vulgare DC). Moun 

 tains of Europe and Asia. Aconite, Monkshood, Monkeyt, 

 Wolfsbane^ Friars'-cap, Friars' -cowl, Cuckoo's-cap, Face-in-hood , 

 Jacob' s-chariot, Blue-rocket, 01d-wives-mutches||, IMousebane, 

 Wolfroot; Ger. Eisenhut, Sturmhut;Fr. Aconit ^Slapel (Codex). 

 The tuberous root, Aconitum, U. S. P., Aconiti radix Br., Tubera 

 aconiti, P. G. Arterial and nervous sedative, anodyne. The 

 principal alkaloid, aconitine, is one of the most active poisons 

 known. Leaves, Aconiti folia, Br., much inferior in activity to 

 the tubers. 



j. A. reclinatum A. Gray. Virginia to Georgia. Trailing Wolfs- 

 bane or Monkshood. 



k. A. uncinatum L. Pennsylvania to Georgia, west to \\'isconsin. 

 Wild Monkshood or Wolfsbane. 



26. ACORUS, L. - Sweet Flag. - Araceae. 



The Greek name. Reed-like plants with thick root-stocks. 

 Only 2 species, 1 of Japan, the other of north temperate zone. 



a. A. CaLanms L. Europe, Asia and K. America. Sweet Flag, 

 Calamus, Calmus (New Jersev), Sweet Cane, Sweet Grass, Sweet 

 Mvrtle, Sweet Push, Sweet 'Sedge, Sweet Segg, Sweet root. 

 Cinnamon Sedge, Mvrtle Flag, Myrtle Grass, Myrtle Sedge, 

 Beewort;Ger. Kalmus; Fr. Acorevrai, (Codex), Acoreodorant; 

 Sp. Ital. Calamo aromatico. The Rhizome, Calamus, V. S. P.; 

 Rhizoma Calami, P. G., Radix acori, Rad. calami aromatici. 

 Aromatic, stimulant, carminative. 



