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Official drug Part used 
Botanical name 
Habitat 
Pulsatilla N.F. 
Coptis N.F. 
Adonis N.F. 
Delphinium N.F. 
Unofficial 
Aconiti Folia 
Helleborus 
Entire herb 
Entire herb 
Entire herb 
Seeds 
Anemone 
Pulsatilla 
Anemone 
Ludoviciana 
Anemone pratensis 
Coptis trifolia 
Adonis vernalis 
Delphinium 
Consolida 
Delphinium 
Ajacis 
► Europe 
United States and 
Canada 
Europe 
• Europe 
Leaves and flower Aconitum 
tops Napellus 
Rhizome and roots Helleborus niger 
Europe, Asia, 
western North 
America 
Alps 
Berberidacece or Barberry Family .—Herbs and woody plants with 
watery juices and alternate, or radical, simple or compound leaves 
often bearing spines or barbs, which give them a barbed appearance. 
Fruit a berry or capsule. 
Official drug 
Berberis N.F. 
Podophyllum 
Caulophyllum 
N.F. 
Part used Botanical name Habitat 
Rhizome and roots Berberis species of 
the Sect. 
Odostemon 
Rhizome and roots Podophyllum 
peltatum 
Rhizome and roots Caulophyllum 
thalictroides 
Western North 
America 
Eastern North 
America 
Eastern United 
States 
Menispermaceoe , or Moonseed Family .—Choripetalous woody, 
climbing, tropical plants with alternate, exstipulate, simple often 
peltate leaves. Flowers green to white. Fruit a one-seeded succu¬ 
lent drupe. Seeds albuminous. They usually contain tonic, nar¬ 
cotic or poisonous bitter principles. 
