Tincture of aconite from leaves and flowers. Dzungarian aconite, or Dzungarian fighter, is the most poisonous plant. Pharmacological properties of aconite whitemouth

- perennial herbaceous poisonous plant. Among the people there are other names for this plant: fighter root, wolf root, wolf root, Issyk-Kul root, king potion, king grass, black root, black potion, goat death, iron helmet, skullcap, helmet, hood, horse , slipper, blue buttercup, blue-eye, lumbago-grass, cover-grass.

Paracelsus believed that the name “monkshood” comes from the name of the city of Akoni, the surrounding area of which was considered the birthplace of one of the species of this plant.

Dzungarian wrestler, or Dzungarian aconite (lat. Aconitum soongaricum)

The ancient Gauls and Germans rubbed the tips of arrows and spears with the extract of this plant for hunting wolves, panthers, leopards and other predators. This is to some extent confirmed by the popular nicknames of aconite - wolf root, wolf killer, among the Slavs - dog death, dog potion, black potion, etc.

IN Ancient Rome Because of its brightly colored flowers, aconite was popular as an ornamental plant and was widely cultivated in gardens. However, the Roman Emperor Trajan banned the cultivation of ako-pit in 117, as there were frequent cases of suspicious deaths from poisoning. Plutarch talks about the poisoning of Mark Antony's soldiers with this plant. Warriors who ate aconite lost their memory and were busy turning over every stone in their path, as if they were looking for something very important, until they began to vomit bile. There is a legend that the famous Khan Timur was poisoned precisely by the poison of aconite - the juice of this plant was soaked in his skullcap.

IN Ancient Greece and in Rome they poisoned those sentenced to death with aconite.

In ancient times, the properties of aconite were used for medicinal purposes, but the Roman writer and scientist Pliny the Elder in his “Natural History” warned that one must be very careful with it and dubbed it “vegetable arsenic.”

Dzungarian wrestler, or Dzungarian aconite (lat. Aconitum soongaricum)

There are several legends about the origin of aconite. One of them is associated with the mythological hero of Ancient Hellas - Hercules.

While in the service of King Eurystheus, Hercules, in order to earn immortality for himself, had to complete twelve labors; twelfth - the pacification of the ferocious guardian of the underworld Cerberus, a huge three-headed dog, around each of whose heads a mane of poisonous snakes. This terrible dog let everyone into Hades, but did not let anyone back. To exit from underground kingdom, Hercules needed to pacify the beast. Seeing him, the hero was not afraid, grabbed the dog by the throat and strangled him until he submitted to him. Hercules chained him with diamond chains and pulled him to the surface. Cerberus, blinded by the bright sunlight, began to struggle wildly, growling and barking wildly. Poisonous saliva flowed from its three mouths, flooding the grass and earth around it. And where the saliva fell, tall slender plants with amazing blue flowers, similar to the helmets of warriors, gathered in apical brushes, rose. And since all this supposedly happened near the city of Akoni, the unusual perennial aconite was named in his honor.

In Indian mythology, there is a legend about a beautiful girl who taught herself to consume only the roots of aconite and gradually became so saturated with poison that it was impossible to touch her, and even admiring her appearance was mortally dangerous.

Monkshood (Aconitum napellus)

Aconite was mentioned in “Domostroy” - a set of rules for organizing a family in Rus'. In scientific medicine, information about aconites appears in the 17th century, when they began to be placed in official catalogs of German pharmacies. In those days, aconite was used internally as an analgesic and externally for gout, rheumatism and radiculitis. In Indian and Oriental medicine, aconite was used as an analgesic, for febrile diseases, and externally as an irritant and distracting agent. Aconite was included in a number of Russian pharmacopoeias.

All types of aconite (there are 300 of them) are common in Europe, Asia, and North America.

Over 50 species of aconite grow in Russia. The most common aconites are bearded, curly, Dzungarian, Karakol, antidote, northern (high), white-eared, Baikal, white-violet, Amur, oak, arcuate, Korean, shadow, Fischer, Kuznetsov, Shchukin, Chekanovsky.

Aconite grows in damp places along river banks and roadsides, on humus-rich soils, and in mountain meadows. It is often cultivated in gardens, and it happens that housewives in villages do not even suspect that aconite is growing in their front gardens - people usually know this beautiful ornamental plant under other names.

Aconite is a perennial herbaceous plant of the ranunculaceae family. The stem is straight, densely leafy, up to 1.8 m tall. The leaves are alternate, round in outline, dark green, petiolate, deeply and repeatedly lobular-five-dissected.

The inflorescence is an apical raceme of large irregular flowers, depending on the type having different colors: blue, purple, lilac, yellow, cream and rarely white. They have large, bizarrely shaped sepals - five-leaved, corolla-shaped; the top one looks like a helmet or cap, under which all other parts of the flower are hidden. Under this helmet there is a reduced corolla, transformed into two blue nectaries that attract pollinators - bumblebees. Without bumblebees, aconites cannot reproduce, so their geographic distribution areas on Earth coincide with the distribution areas of bumblebees.

The fruit is a dry three-locular leaflet. The tubers are elongated-conical in shape, longitudinally wrinkled on the surface, with traces of removed roots and with buds on the tops of the tubers. The length of the tubers is 3-8 cm, the thickness in the wide part is 1-2 cm. The color is black-brown on the outside, yellowish on the inside. Taste and smell are not checked, since aconite tubers are very poisonous, which is explained by the presence of alkaloids, the content of which is 0.8%. Aconite blooms in the second half of summer.

Karakol aconite ( Aconitum karakolicum) differs from Djungarian aconite in narrow linear leaf segments. Characteristic feature These types of aconite are that they form a long chain of tuber roots, consisting of 12-15 tubers. This occurs due to the fact that the old tubers of the plants do not die off or separate, but remain linked to the new young tubers, so that the chain of tubers lengthens every year.

Aconites are excellent ornamental plants, frost-resistant, undemanding to soil, and grow normally in partial shade. Preferred for group plantings on the lawn, along the edges of groups of shrubs in parks and gardens. In culture, the most commonly represented species is the horned aconite.

Dried tubers of wild plants and their leaves are used as medicinal raw materials. Tuberous roots are harvested in the fall from August 15 to October 1. Dig it out with a shovel, clear it of soil and damaged parts, wash it in cold water and subjected to rapid drying at a temperature of 50-70 ° C with good ventilation. From 4 kg of fresh tubers, 1 kg of dry tubers is obtained. The leaves are collected before the plants bloom or during their flowering, withered in the sun and dried under a canopy. The raw materials should remain dark green after drying. Raw aconite must be stored separately from non-poisonous herbs, with the obligatory “Poison!” label, out of the reach of children. Shelf life in bags or closed containers is 2 years.

Since wild and ornamental species of aconite contain poisonous compounds in their stems and tubers, they must be collected after wearing gloves or mittens. While working with aconite, do not touch your eyes, and upon completion of work, wash your hands thoroughly with soap.

The chemical composition of aconite is still poorly understood.

Aconite has anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, narcotic, antitumor, analgesic, and antispasmodic effects.

Aconite and, accordingly, preparations from its tubers (tincture) are prescribed in extremely small doses as an analgesic for severe pain. This is a very effective medicine, but highly toxic, used only under the strict supervision of a doctor!

IN folk medicine used for fractures and dislocations of bones, bruises (externally), arthritis, articular rheumatism, gout, radiculitis, osteochondrosis, sciatica (externally), epilepsy, convulsions, mental illness, nervous disorders, depression, fear, hysteria, overexcitation of the nervous system, neuralgia, especially with trigeminal neuralgia (internally and locally), severe headaches, migraines, dizziness, paralysis, Parkinson's disease, paralytic relaxation of the tongue and Bladder, anemia, pneumonia, pleurisy, bronchial asthma, acute and chronic bronchitis, colds, tonsillitis, senile decline, to improve vision and hearing, persistent uterine bleeding, impotence, stomach pain, stomach ulcers, gastritis, intestinal and hepatic colic, flatulence, constipation, cystitis, dropsy, hypertension, angina pectoris, scabies, lice (externally), as a diuretic, as an anthelmintic, as an antidote for poisoning, psoriasis, erysipelas , ulcers, as a wound-healing agent (externally).

Aconite leaves are used for abscesses and old ulcers.

People say that aconite drives away evil spirits.

It is used for wedding slander (from damage): before the arrival of the newlyweds, a root wrestler is placed under the threshold of the groom’s house, and the bride must jump over it - then all the slander falls on those who wish her harm.

Extreme toxicity limits the use of Djungarian aconite. Currently, only a tincture of the herb Djungarian aconite is used, which is part of the drug “Akofit”, recommended for radiculitis.

The population of Djungarian aconite has become very depleted due to active collections by both private individuals and government organizations. On the world market, these plants are valued for their medicinal, primarily anti-cancer properties. In Kazakhstan, Djungarian aconite costs about $100 per 50 g.

Due to historical reasons, by the beginning of the 20th century, Chinese miners had almost completely dug up the roots of Dzungarian aconite from the eastern spurs of the Dzhungar Alatau due to the high value of this plant in traditional Chinese medicine. The same fate befell episodic inclusions of Aconite Dzungarian in Kashmir. In Soviet Kyrgyzstan, Djungarian aconite has been an item of foreign exchange income since the early 60s of the 20th century.

Kazakhstan geographically owns the main growing areas of Djungarian aconite.

BE CAREFUL!

Aconite is a very poisonous plant. “Mother Queen of Poisons” was the name given to aconite in ancient times. It must be handled with great care, since upon contact with the plant, the poison can penetrate even through the skin.

The most poisonous part of the plant is the tuber roots, especially in the fall, after the tops have withered. A.P. Chekhov described cases of poisoning of people on Sakhalin who ate the liver of pigs who were poisoned by aconite tuber roots. The aerial part is especially poisonous before flowering and during flowering. The degree of toxicity of various aconites is influenced by both the type of plant and the place of distribution, growing conditions, the growing season and the part of the plant being harvested. The most poisonous are Fischer's aconite and Djungarian aconite (the content of aconitine group alkaloids in tubers reaches 3%).

European species of aconite are less poisonous. According to some researchers, when cultivating European species of aconite as ornamental plant after 3-4 generations they generally lose their toxic properties. But due to the impossibility of determining the quantitative content of alkaloids in this plant and, accordingly, assess the degree of its toxicity; any aconite used must be treated as highly poisonous and strictly follow all the rules for harvesting, drying, storage, and preparation dosage forms and dosage when used.

Wolfsbane or aconite is a poisonous plant, its use as a medicine can be dangerous. Before using preparations based on aconite or infusions or decoctions of borax, you should consult a specialist. The wrestler is widespread in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine. Has many types traditional medicine limits their use due to the high risk of poisoning.

Description and characteristics

The genus has many species (about 300) and grows in areas with temperate climates. Aconite (Aconitum) is a perennial poisonous herbaceous plant. It has an erect, sometimes curly stem. The wrestler is quite tall (about 120 cm) and has a powerful root system. The root has the shape of a tuber, small in size, no more than 5 cm in length. The depth of root penetration into the soil is small, about 25-30 cm.

All parts of aconite or borax are completely poisonous. The herb aconite has separate leaves attached to the stem by cuttings. Elongated, dark green leaves are located opposite each other. The flowers of the plant have irregular shape, vaguely resemble bells. The color is predominantly purple or blue, with yellow or white flowers less common. The corolla-shaped flower has five petals, the top of which forms something like a helmet. Below it are two nectaries. Flowering is long-lasting, the flowers are collected in simple, sometimes racemose inflorescences. The plant blooms from mid-summer to early autumn (July-September).

Aconite bears fruit. The fruits are in the form of multi-seeded leaflets framed by teeth. Inside the fruit there are seeds, mainly gray. One leaflet contains from 10 to 450 seeds.

The plant has many names. Aconite is popularly called Dzungarian, wolf's root, king grass, Altai fighter.

Composition and beneficial properties

Fully chemical composition plants have not been studied. All parts of the wrestler contain alkaloids, among which aconitine predominates. Aconitine group of alkaloids in the composition of the fighter:

aconitine ;
hypoaconitine ;
mesoaconitine ;
sasaakonitine ;
hetaaconitine ;
benzoilaconitine.

Other groups of alkaloids in the composition of the fighter:

ephedrine ;
napelline ;
neopellin ;
sparteine .

Other substances in the composition of aconite:

transaconitic acid ;
daucosterol ;
fruit acids ;
sugar ;
resin ;
saponin ;
coumarin ;
starch ;
flavone .

In therapeutic doses, the wrestler has a beneficial effect on the central nervous system. Infusions and decoctions of aconite are used as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory medicine.

Procurement of raw materials

Bioactive substances are contained in all parts of aconite. IN medicinal purposes Only leaves and tubers are used. The effectiveness of therapeutic and preventive measures directly depends on the quality and correct procurement of raw materials.

The rhizome of the wrestler is harvested twice a year. In the spring, harvesting begins immediately after the snow melts. Until the onset of heat, the root is dug up, cleared of soil and dried. In summer, collecting and storing raw materials is dangerous. Vapors essential oils you can get poisoned. In the second half of September, collection is resumed, the dug up roots are washed in cold water. Rhizomes can be dried in two ways:

in an electric dryer (at 50 degrees until completely dry);
naturally (slow drying in the attic under a metal roof).

Before flowering begins, it is necessary to collect leaves. During flowering, aconite emits toxic fumes, so collection must be carried out in a respirator. The leaves are separated from the stems, washed in running water and laid out on newspaper. Newspapers with aconite leaves are left in the sun for 48 hours, then the raw materials are moved to the shade.

Indications and contraindications for use

Indications for the use of Djungarian aconite in folk medicine are very extensive. The plant is used for the following diseases:

gout ;
colds;
insomnia ;
arthritis ;
epilepsy ;
osteochondrosis ;
migraine and headache;
paralysis ;
depression and nervous disorder;
bruises .

Since the plant is poisonous, consultation with a specialist is necessary before use.. Medicines and decoctions based on wrestler should be used with extreme caution. During treatment, increasing the dosage is strictly prohibited. Aconite is contraindicated:

pregnant and lactating women;
small children;
people with cardiovascular diseases;
people with liver pathologies.

In case of overdose, the following symptoms occur:

nausea;
vomit ;
burning in the mouth;
chills ;
itching all over the body;
numbness of the limbs;
labored breathing.

Death can occur within 20 minutes after an overdose. When the first symptoms of poisoning appear, the victim should be immediately taken to the hospital for emergency care.

Description

Aconite whitemouth translated from Latin language- Aconitum leucostomum. This representative of the flora is considered perennial herbaceous plant, which belongs to the ranunculaceae family. The height of the stem varies from seventy centimeters to two meters.

Its leaves are large, they are divided into rather wide segments, which have a lanceolate shape, less often triangular. The flowers are presented in a dirty purple color, less often they are grayish-yellow, almost white in the throat, they are neatly collected in branched inflorescences, which are localized at the top of the stem.

The inflorescence is usually multi-flowered. Its seeds are triangular in shape, transversely wrinkled, and the plant reproduces with them. Around the third year of its life, aconite begins to bear fruit. It blooms at the end of June, early July.

Spreading

Aconite whitemouth is found in Western Siberia and often in Altai, as well as in Mongolia and Central Asia. It prefers to be localized in forest meadows, grows in wet larch-birch forests, along forest edges and clearings, and settles along the banks of rivers and streams.

Part used

The above-ground part of this plant is used. It contains a significant amount of alkaloids, for example, in the roots almost up to 5%, in the stems up to -1%, but in the leaves up to 4%.

It should be noted that the maximum amount of alkaloids is concentrated in the root system during the fruiting period, but at the beginning of the growing season, most of this substance is found in the leaves and stems.

Chemical composition

The aerial parts of the plant contain the following alkaloids, such as lappaconitine, lappaconidine, glaunidine, N-demethylcolletine, coridine, o-methylarmenavine and senaconitine. As for the root system, it is represented by the following substances: mesaconitine, axin, excelsin, lappaconitine, axinatin and lappaconidine. Tannins, flavonoids, coumarins and saponins are also found here.

Collection and preparation

For medicinal purposes, you can harvest either the entire plant or just its rhizome, which needs to be dug up and carefully washed in running cool water. After which it needs to be dried for a short time in the sun, and then placed for some time in a specially equipped room at a temperature of 50 C.

Application

The plant has antibacterial activity and is also used as a medicine for cardiac pathology, for example, for arrhythmia. So, the drug Antiarrhythmin is used to treat the disease.

This drug is the hydrobromic salt of one of the alkaloids, in particular lappaconitine. This is a white or slightly creamy, slightly soluble crystalline powder obtained from the herb aconite whitemouth.

This antiarrhythmic drug is also available under a second name - allapinin. It is used for extrasystole of both supraventricular and ventricular nature. For paroxysmal tachycardia, for arrhythmia that occurs during myocardial infarction.

It is prescribed orally in the form of tablets, which are usually taken half an hour before meals; it is best to crush them and wash them down with warm water. Initially, the dose is 25 milligrams, and if the effect is weak, the amount is increased to 50 mg.

The drug is also used in the form of a solution, which is usually administered intravenously and intramuscularly. The duration of treatment will depend on general condition the patient, as well as the nature of the arrhythmia, therapy can last several months.

Typically, the highest doses of the drug when taken orally are 0.3 g - daily, and single - 0.15 g. The onset of action for parenteral use occurs after about forty or sixty minutes. The maximum is after five, six hours.

For intravenous injection, allapinin is diluted with an isotonic solution and administered at a dose of 0.3 mg/kg. It should be noted that the medicine should be administered slowly, literally within five minutes. If necessary, the injection is given again.

When administered intravenously, the effect of the drug develops after about fifteen minutes and reaches its maximum by the second hour. The medicinal effect lasts quite a long time, up to eight hours.

Side effects

When using allapinin, dizziness often occurs, headache, facial flushing, and diplopia may appear. If such symptoms become pronounced and these phenomena become prolonged, in this case the dose of the drug must be reduced.

In some cases it is possible allergic reactions, which can manifest as urticaria, Quincke's edema, and in severe situations anaphylactic shock.

Contraindications to the use of allapinin

Atrioventricular block, severe liver failure, pathology of the urinary and excretory system.

Conclusion

It is worth remembering that aconite whitemouth is considered a poisonous plant. Lethal doses are five milliliters of tincture, a gram of the plant, and also several milligrams of the alkaloid. Therefore, you need to be careful when using it and consult a doctor.

The most poisonous part of this plant is the root system, and in particular the tubers, and the stems and leaves contain slightly less dangerous substances, so you need to be careful and careful when collecting aconite, and it is best to carry out this procedure with a knowledgeable, experienced person.

Instructions for use:

Useful properties of aconite

Aconite is a plant from the buttercup family. It is also called the fighter, Djungarian aconite, king grass.

The leaves and tubers of aconite are of medical interest. When preparing raw materials, it should be taken into account that all parts of the aconite plant are poisonous, so you should work with gloves, without touching your eyes and mucous membranes.

The roots of aconite are collected from August to September, and the leaves during and before flowering of the plant - in June-July. Properly dried aconite leaves should be dark green in color.

Dried raw materials can be stored for a year, marked “poisonous”, separately from other harvested herbs.

The use of aconite in homeopathy and folk medicine has become widespread due to the wide range of beneficial properties of the plant: it has an analgesic, anti-inflammatory, healing, diuretic, and sedative effect.

Treatment with aconite

The aconite plant is not recognized by official medicine, but in folk medicine it is used for: arthritis, gout, radiculitis, sciatica, rheumatism, epilepsy, mental and nervous disorders, hysteria, neuralgia, incl. trigeminal neuralgia, for headaches, dizziness, Parkinson's disease, anemia, pulmonary tuberculosis, pneumonia, bronchial asthma, colds, sore throat, acute respiratory disease, blurred vision, worm infection, jaundice, constipation, flatulence, cystitis, dropsy, scarlet fever, diphtheria , malaria, syphilis, psoriasis, scabies. The aconite plant is also used for traditional treatment cancer.

Aconite is used in homeopathy in the form of a tincture of flowers and plant leaves. Due to the increased toxicity of the drug, the dosage is prescribed by a homeopathic doctor after assessing the patient’s condition. In homeopathy, aconite is prescribed for the same indications, as an anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and healing agent.

To treat cancer, you can prepare aconite tincture at home. Take one teaspoon of aconite root powder, pour in 500 ml of vodka and keep for two weeks in a dark room, shaking every day. Before use, carefully strain the tincture using gauze folded in half.

After this, you can begin treatment with aconite: one drop of the product is mixed with 50 ml of water (single dosage) and taken daily before meals three times a day. Every day add 1 drop, bring it up to 10 drops per dose, and so, 10 drops three times a day are taken for another 10 days. After this, the number of drops begins to be reduced and brought back to taking one drop three times a day. After this, treatment with aconite is stopped for one month and then the course is repeated. Thus, seven therapeutic courses are carried out.

To relieve toothache, headaches (including migraines), treat rheumatism, neuralgia, another tincture is prepared: 20 g of Djungarian aconite roots are poured into 0.5 liters of vodka and kept for a week.

For migraines and neuralgia, start taking aconite tincture one teaspoon at a time, gradually increasing the dosage to a tablespoon. Treatment lasts a month.

To eliminate toothache, one tablespoon of tincture should be rubbed into the cheek on the side where the damaged tooth is located.

To treat rheumatism, the tincture is rubbed into the sore spot at night and wrapped in flannel.

Contraindications

Djungarian aconite is contraindicated for children, people with low blood pressure, pregnant and lactating women.

After external use of aconite tincture, you should thoroughly wash the container under the product and your hands with soap, avoid getting the tincture in your eyes, because it can blind a person.

In case of aconite poisoning, you must immediately take a vomiting agent, constantly drink a decoction of oak bark, or black coffee, or just warm water. Microenemas with hemp, linseed or olive oil and mustard applications on the legs and arms are effective for poisoning.

In the article we discuss Djungarian aconite. You will learn how to use it for medicinal purposes, how to collect and prepare the plant, as well as what precautions must be taken when using aconite, and what contraindications there are for it.

Djungarian aconite or Djungarian fighter is a perennial herbaceous shrub of the Ranunculaceae family. Due to the high content of alkaloids, it is classified as a poisonous plant. Residents of Kyrgyzstan, where wild aconite is common, call it “Issyk-Kul root.” Among the people, aconite is also called king-grass, wolfroot, root-fighter, wolf-root, etc. The Latin name for Djungarian aconite is Aconitum soongaricum.

What does it look like

Appearance of Djungarian aconite (wolfsbane). Aconite is a herbaceous flowering shrub, reaching a height of 1.5 meters. The rhizome is fused dark-colored cone-shaped tubers, up to 2.5 cm long and up to 1 cm wide. The stem is straight, bare or heavily pubescent, up to 6 mm in diameter.

Dark green leaves are located in the lower and middle parts of the plant. They are found on long petioles. The leaves are alternate, rounded-heart-shaped, dissected into five wedge-shaped segments. Each leaf, in turn, is divided into 2-3 lanceolate lobes with a sharp end. Leaf size is from 5×8 to 9×12 cm.

Large blue-violet flowers are collected in apical, terminal racemes. The flowers are up to 4 cm in length. The flowers have blue-violet corolla-shaped sepals. The upper sepal with a long nose is bent in an arc and moved away from the lateral lobes. Below it are two bare or slightly pubescent nectaries with a spur. The perianth has lateral lobes of a rounded-ovate shape. The flower has an upper glabrous ovary with a small, double-split stigma, three pistils and about 40 stamens with two denticles.

The fruit of aconite is a dry polyspermy trifoliate. Each leaflet has a curved, drawn-out spout at the end. Most often, one leaflet develops. Seeds up to 5 mm in size.

Aconite blooms in the second half of summer. Seed ripening begins in early September.

Where does it grow?

In its wild form, aconite grows mainly in Kazakhstan, as well as in Kyrgyzstan, China, and Kashmir. In our country, the Dzungarian wrestler can be found in the Altai Territory.

Root tubers and leaves

Tubers and leaves of the plant are used in folk medicinal practice.

Chemical composition

Aconite root tubers have the following chemical composition:

alkaloids;
daucosterol;
carbohydrates;
mesoinosidol;
lemon acid;
fumaric acid;
benzoic acid;
myristic acid;
oleic acid;
linoleic acid;
stearic acid;
palmitic acid;
flavones;
resins;
saponins;
starch;
coumarin.

The green part of the plant - leaves and stems, in addition to alkaloids, contain ascorbic acid, flavonoids, tannins, trace elements and other biologically active elements. The composition of aconite has not yet been fully studied, so it should be used for medicinal purposes with extreme caution.

Medicinal properties

Djungarian wrestler has the following medicinal properties:

has a local irritating and distracting effect;
relieves pain and relieves spasms;
relieves inflammation;
has an antimicrobial effect on purulent wounds;
has an antitumor effect.

The effect of Djungarian aconite on the body is determined by the presence of alkaloids, in particular aconitic acid, which, when it comes into contact with the skin, causes itching and irritation, followed by anesthesia of the affected area. When ingested, the plant’s poison triggers specific reactions in the body, which, in turn, help not only in metabolizing the poison, but also various diseases.

In modern homeopathy, aconite is used to treat the following diseases:

oncology;
benign formations;
neuralgia;
radiculitis;
rheumatism;
gout;
infectious diseases;
cardiovascular diseases;
migraine;
mental disorders;
diseases of the upper respiratory tract and lungs;
injuries, fractures and bruises;
gastrointestinal diseases.

How to collect

The harvesting of root tubers begins in mid-August and continues until the beginning of October. Aconite is also collected in spring. Wrestler collected in swampy areas is less poisonous. The tubers are carefully dug up, cleared of soil and washed in running water.

After this, they are dried in an oven or automatic dryer at a temperature of 50-70 degrees. After drying, 2 kg of fresh root tubers yield approximately 500 g of dried raw material. Store aconite root in tightly closed linen bags in a cool, dark place.

The shelf life of medicinal raw materials is 2 years.

The leaves of the Djungarian fighter are cut off before flowering to avoid inhaling toxic fumes. flowering plant. The raw materials are washed, dried, and then left to dry in sunlight.

Then the leaves are laid out on a clean newspaper and left in a dark, well-ventilated area until completely dry. The conditions and shelf life of dry aconite leaves are the same as for dried tubers.

How to use

Aconite root (wrestler) is used in folk medicine for cancer. For the first time aconite was used as medicinal plant began to be used in Tibet. It has been used to treat various tumors and infectious diseases. In Ancient Rome, aconite was grown for decorative purposes, but due to its high toxicity and many accidents, its cultivation was abandoned.

Today, Djungarian wrestler is used mainly in alternative medicine. Treatment products are made from the root tubers and leaves of the plant. neurological diseases and in oncology. In homeopathy, aconite is used to treat migraines and headaches.

For household purposes, Djungarian aconite is used as an insecticide against cockroaches and flies. In agricultural production, aconite must be completely destroyed due to its high degree of toxicity to livestock and honey bees.

For medicinal purposes, root tubers and leaves of aconite are used as an antispasmodic, local irritant and antibacterial agent. Aconite is also used in the treatment of late-stage cancer. For cooking medicines raw materials are used in fresh or dried form.

For cancer

Treatment of cancer with potent poisons is practiced in late stages, when official medicine has not brought results. It is important to remember that the use of Djungarian aconite is unacceptable without the consent of the attending physician.

Aconite is used for any type of oncology, including bone cancer. It is believed that the plant's poison suppresses the growth of cancer cells and blocks the development of metastases. Take tincture of Djungarian aconite according to a certain scheme. The poison of aconite has a cumulative effect. When treating cancer, the dosage of the tincture is gradually increased. Small doses trigger the body’s protective properties, and it begins to fight not only intoxication, but also tumors.

Tincture for cancer

Ingredients:

Chopped dried aconite tubers - 1 tsp.
Edible alcohol.

How to cook: Dilute food alcohol with clean water to 40 degrees. Pour 500 ml of diluted alcohol over the dried aconite. Let the product brew for 2 weeks in a cool, dark place. Shake the tincture periodically. After the expiration date, strain it through a gauze napkin.

How to use: Start taking 1 drop of the tincture 2 times a day. Before taking, dilute the tincture in a small amount of drinking water. The next day, increase the dose by 1 drop. Bring your daily intake to 10 drops per day. Continue taking 10 drops for 10 days. Then start taking the tincture in the reverse way, reducing the dose by 1 drop daily. Take a break for 1 month. Carry out 7 courses of treatment according to this scheme.

For pain

Aconite tincture is also used for various types pain: toothache, migraine, rheumatism, radiculitis and neuralgia.

Tincture for pain

Ingredients:

Edible alcohol.

How to cook: Pour aconite with alcohol (500 ml), diluted to 35-40 degrees. Let the product brew for 1 week in a cool, dark place. Shake the tincture periodically. After the expiration date, strain it through a gauze napkin.

How to use: For rheumatism and radiculitis, rub a small amount of the product into the sore spot and wrap it with a cotton bandage, and then with a warm down scarf.

For neuralgia and frequent migraines, take the tincture orally for 1 month. Start with 1 tsp. per day and gradually increase the dosage to 1 tbsp. in a day.

For toothaches, rub 1 drop of tincture into the gums or apply to a sore tooth. You can also rub a small amount of the product into the cheek on the side of the diseased tooth.

For wounds

To treat purulent, difficult-to-heal wounds and boils, a decoction of aconite tubers is prepared.

Decoction for wounds

Ingredients:

Crushed dried aconite tubers - 20 g.
Pure water - 250 ml.

How to cook: Boil the water. Pour boiling water over the dried tubers. Place the broth over low heat and boil the aconite tubers for 20 minutes. Cool and strain the broth through a gauze cloth.

How to use: Gently rinse the area of inflammation with the resulting decoction. Carry out the procedure up to 3 times a day.

You will learn more about the use of Djungarian aconite in the following video:

Tincture of Djungarian aconite

Ready-made tincture of Djungarian aconite can be purchased in online stores specializing in the sale of herbal preparations and homeopathic medicines. The average cost is 900 rubles. for 100 ml.

The tincture is taken for the treatment of malignant neoplasms of any type, cystic formations, infectious and cardiovascular diseases, and is also used for neuralgia, paralysis and pain.

The tincture has the following composition:

aconite root (10%);
food alcohol (40%);
purified water.

Precautionary measures

Djungarian fighter is a poisonous plant. Please observe the following precautions when using it:

When collecting and preparing aconite, use disposable gloves.
Do not touch with your hands open areas skin and mucous membranes during the preparation and use of raw materials for medicinal purposes.
When drying root tubers in the oven, cover a baking sheet with parchment paper, and after drying, wash it thoroughly with dishwashing detergent.
After handling raw materials, wash your hands thoroughly with soap and running water.
Store finished medicinal raw materials separately from any food and medicinal products.
Keep raw materials out of the reach of children and pets. Be sure to mark the container with raw materials with the label “Caution! I!"
Do not exceed the permissible dosage of the drug.
Before use alcohol tincture When taking aconite internally, be sure to dilute it in a small amount of drinking water to avoid poisoning.
Before using Djungarian aconite, be sure to consult with your doctor.
If you feel suddenly unwell after taking aconite, call a doctor immediately.