Ethnomedicinal Potential of Aconitum deinorrhizum Stapf (Mohra): A threatened Medicinal Plant of North Western Himalayas: A Comprehensive review

Aconitum deinorrhizum Stapf, commonly known as Mohra and Indian aconite, is one of the important Aconitum species in Western Himalayas. It is a flowering plant belonging to buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). Plants of this species are common in the sub-alpine and alpine zone of the Himalaya occurring...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of Phytopharmacology 2022-04, Vol.11 (2), p.107-110
Hauptverfasser: Sharma, Dinesh Kumar, Bhardwaj, Ekta
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Aconitum deinorrhizum Stapf, commonly known as Mohra and Indian aconite, is one of the important Aconitum species in Western Himalayas. It is a flowering plant belonging to buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). Plants of this species are common in the sub-alpine and alpine zone of the Himalaya occurring at altitudes between 2400-4500 m. Air-dried roots of this species contain aconitine and pseudo-aconitine as main alkaloids. Traditionally Aconitum deinorrhizum Stapf is used to treat neuralgia, paralysis and muscular rheumatism. Aconitum deinorrhizum is one of the endangered medicinal plants of Western Himalayas and its population reduction rate is 50-80 per cent. It has been put under critically endangered species, requiring high priority conservation. In this review we have tried to summaries all the phytochemical, pharmacological, toxicological properties and the current status of the Aconitum deinorrhizum Stapf.
ISSN:2320-480X
2320-480X
DOI:10.31254/phyto.2022.11210