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Also Known As:

Aconiti Tuber, Aconitum, Aconitum Angustifolium, Atis, Ativisha, Autumn Monkshood, Bachnag, Bikhma, Blue Monkshood Root, Caowu, Chuanwu, Chuan-wu, Fu Zi, Futzu, Helmet Flower, Monkshood, Monkshood Tuber, Prativisha, Radix Aconiti, Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii, Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, Vachnag, Vatsnabh, Visha, Wild Aconitum, Wolfsbane, Wutou.

Scientific Name:

Aconitum napellus; Aconitum carmichaeli; Aconitum kusnezoffi; Aconitum species. Family: Ranunculaceae.

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