The Journal of Phytopharmacology, 2022;11(2):107-110 ; DOI:10.31254/phyto.2022.11210
Ethnomedicinal potential of Aconitum deinorrhizum Stapf (Mohra): A threatened medicinal plant of North Western Himalayas: A comprehensive review
Dinesh Kumar Sharma1 , Ekta Bhardwaj2
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology, DGCNCOVAS, CSKHPKVV, Palampur- 176062, Himachal Pradesh, India
2. Research fellow, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, COA, CSKHPKVV, Palampur- 176062, Himachal Pradesh, India
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 22nd January, 2022 / Accepted: 18th February, 2022
Aconitum deinorrhizum Stapf, commonly known as Mohra and Indian aconite, is one of the important Aconitum species in Western Himalayas. It is a flowering plant belonging to buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). Plants of this species are common in the sub-alpine and alpine zone of the Himalaya occurring at altitudes between 2400-4500 m. Air-dried roots of this species contain aconitine and pseudo-aconitine as main alkaloids. Traditionally Aconitum deinorrhizum Stapf is used to treat neuralgia, paralysis and muscular rheumatism. Aconitum deinorrhizum is one of the endangered medicinal plants of Western Himalayas and its population reduction rate is 50-80 per cent. It has been put under critically endangered species, requiring high priority conservation. In this review we have tried to summaries all the phytochemical, pharmacological, toxicological properties and the current status of the Aconitum deinorrhizum Stapf.
Aconitum Deinorrhizum Stapf, Aconitine, Pseudoaconitine, Phytochemical, Pharmacological, Toxicological, Conservation.
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Sharma DK, Bhardwaj K. Ethnomedicinal potential of Aconitum deinorrhizum Stapf (Mohra): A threatened medicinal plant of North Western Himalayas: A comprehensive review. J Phytopharmacol 2022; 11(2):107-110. doi: 10.31254/phyto.2022.11210
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