ACONITUM ANTHORA, L.
Nat. order
, Ranunculaceæ. 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.® 2000
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