TAXONOMY 
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(Columbine, Larkspur, Peony) or rarely a berry as in Baneberry 
(Actcea). Seeds albuminous. 
Fig. 184. —Above ground portion of Aconitum Napellus showing palmately- 
divided leaves and hooded flowers. 
Official drug 
Hydrastis 
Aconitum 
Staphisagria 
Cimicifuga 
Part used 
Botanical name 
Habitat 
Rhizome and roots Hydrastis canaden- Eastern United 
Tuberous root 
Seed 
Aconitum 
Napellus 
Delphinium 
Staphisagria 
Rhizome and root Cimicifuga 
racemosa 
States and Canada 
Europe, Asia, 
Western North 
America 
South Europe, 
Asia Minor 
North America, 
Europe, Asia 
