Friday, August 3, 2012

Bisma


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Nepali : Bisma
Sanskrit : Bikha
English : Aconite
Scientific Name: Aconitum ferox Wall. ex Ser.

Family :  Ranunculaceae
Habit: A perennial herb
Flowering Period: July -August

Chemical Constituents :
              Pure root contain the alkaloids pseudaconitine, chasmaconitine, indaconitine and bikhaconitine.

Occurence:
    Temperature to alpine zone (2700-3600m)

Conservation Status
         IUCN-Category . Vulnerable         

Description
         A perennial herb growing wild in the alpine Himalayas of Nepal at an altitude of about of 2700-3600m.

Uses:
        A preparation of the root is much used to poison arrows.

Source: Dutta, I.C. (2007). Non Timber Forest Products of Nepal.

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