Aconitum Anthora L

Nat. order , Ranunculaceae. Common name , Eisenhut. Habitat , Subalpine ranges in Lower Austria, etc. Preparation , Extract from the plant in flower, and also from the root.

This species possesses less acrid principles than any other.

Prover , Heinrich (0.1 gramme). (Reil and Hoppe, Journal f. Pharm., Tox., u. Thera., p. 1, 388.)

Pulse diminished several beats within the first two hours; sensation of warmth in the stomach; frequent eructations; a cool and dry skin; a marked increase of saliva (extract from the plant).

The extract from the root produced similar symptoms, with the addition of a slight crawling in the face and extremities; confusion of the head; a sensation from time to time of a pressive headache along the course of the longitudinal sinus and in the right temporal region; slightly dilated pupil; decided sleepiness, which caused a deep sleep the whole night through. The next day entirely well.