This document summarizes four plants from the Ranunculaceae family: Aconitum, Hydrastis, Delphinium, and Anemone. Aconitum, also known as Monkshood or Aconite root, contains toxic alkaloids including aconitine. It grows in mountains and is used as a local analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic in small doses, but can be fatal in higher amounts. Hydrastis canadensis or Golden seal contains alkaloids like berberine and hydrastine and is used as an astringent. Delphinium contains alkaloid toxins and is used as a parasiticidal and treatment

1. RANUNCULACEAE FAMILY

2. ACONITUM

3. •
• BOTANICAL ORIGION: Aconitum napellus
• Common Name: Monkshood, Aconite root,
Mithazahar.
• Part used: Dried roots.
• Habit: Perennial herb
• Habitat: Mountains of Germany and
Himalaya, England and Asia.

4. • Constituents:
It contains alkaloids. The
alkaloids are derivatives of Amino-alcohols and
pentacyclic diterpenes. The main alkaloid is
• Aconitine ( 0.4-0.8%)
Other alkaloids are
• Hypaconitine
• Mesaconitine
• Aconine
• Ephedrine

5. • Other constituents are
Acotinic acid
Mevlonic acid
Fat
Starch
Sugars
• Aconitines are diacetyl esters of polyhydric
amino alcohols and are extremely
poisonous.

6. • MEDICINAL USES:
As local analgesic
In rheumatism
Inflammation
Tincture Aconite is antipyretic in small doses.
Aconitine in 2-3mg can lead respiratory failure
and the end death
Mainly used in the preparation of an anti
neuralgic liniments.

7. HYDRASTIS

8. • BOTANICAL ORIGION: Hydrastis
canadensis
• Common Name: Golden seal
• Part used: Dried rhizomes and roots
• Habit: Perennial herb
• Habitat: United states of America and Canada
Cultivated in Oregon, Washington, North
carolina.
• Constituents:
Mainly it contains alkaloids

9. That is
Hydrastine (1.5-4%)
Berberine
Canadine
• MEDICINAL USES:
Hydrastine and berberine are used as
astringent in inflammation of mucous
membrane.

10. LARKSPUR

11. • BOTANICAL ORIGION: Delphinium
ajacis, Delphinium denudatum
• Common Name: Larkspur
• Part used: Dried roots and seed
• Habit: Annual herb
• Habitat: Constituents: Central Europe
Mainly it contains poly cyclic
diterpenoid alkaloids

12. That is
Ajacin
Delphinine
Ajacinine
Ajaconine
• MEDICINAL USES:
Parasiticidal
Anodyne
Antidote for Aconite posion
Used in liver diseases

13. PULSATILLA

14. • BOTANICAL ORIGION: Anemone
pulsatilla, Pulsatilla vulgaris
• Common Name: Wind Flower. Meadow
Anemone
• Part used: Whole dried herb
• Habit: Perennial herb
• Habitat: Central and Southern Europe
• Constituents:
The fresh plant yields by distillation
with water an acrid, oily principle, called Oil
of Anemone.
Oil acts as a vesicant when applied to the skin

15. When kept for some time, this oily substance
becomes decomposed into Anemonic acid and
Anemonin
• MEDICINAL USES:
Nervine
antispasmodic,
alterative and diaphoretic .