Genus of flowering plants in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae

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Monkshood (Aconitum napellus): flowering plant. Colour process print, c. 1924.

Monkshood (Aconitum napellus): entire flowering plant. Coloured etching by C. Pierre, c. 1865, after P. Naudin.

Aconitum carmichaelii (Azure Monkshood)

Aconite or monkshood (Aconitum napellus L.): flowering stem with separate labelled floral segments. Engraving by J.Caldwall, c.1804, after P. Henderson.

Ten flowering plants, including two orchids and an Hibiscus species. Coloured transfer lithograph, c. 1833.

Four poisonous plants: monk's hood (Aconitum napellus), deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna), woody nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) and thorn-apple (Datura stramonium) Coloured engraving by J. Johnstone, 1855.

Twelve British wild flowers with their common names. Coloured engraving, c. 1861, after J. Sowerby.

Monkshood (Aconitum napellus. Family: Ranunculaceae) : Dindevan : ...the most consistently reliable : ...the most widely prescribed anticoagulant for short and long-term prophylaxis.

Die aus unserem Hause stammenden Originalpakungen mit Siegel und Schutzmarkebürgen für eine gewissenhafte Herstellung : Dr. Willmar Schwabe Leipzig.

Helmet flower (Aconitum anthora L.): flowering stem with separate floral segments and a description of the plant and its uses. Coloured line engraving by C.H.Hemerich, c.1759, after T.Sheldrake.

Monkshood (Aconitum napellus): flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured etching.

On poisoning by the root of aconitum napellus / by F.W. Headland, M.D., B.A., F.L.S.

On the distinctive characters of the roots of aconitum napellus (monkshood) and cochlearia armoracia (horse-radish) / by Robert Bentley.

A monograph upon aconite : its therapeutic and physiological effects together with its uses, and accurate statements derived from the various sources of medical literature / translated from the German of Dr. Reil, by Henry B. Millard ; prize essay.

A monograph upon aconite : its therapeutic and physiological effects together with its uses and accurate statements derived from the various sources of medical literature / translated from the German of Dr. Reil by Henry B. Millard.

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Aconitum

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Works from the collections

On poisoning by the root of aconitum napellus / by F.W. Headland, M.D., B.A., F.L.S.

On the distinctive characters of the roots of aconitum napellus (monkshood) and cochlearia armoracia (horse-radish) / by Robert Bentley.

A monograph upon aconite : its therapeutic and physiological effects together with its uses, and accurate statements derived from the various sources of medical literature / translated from the German of Dr. Reil, by Henry B. Millard ; prize essay.

Helmet flower (Aconitum anthora L.): flowering stem with separate floral segments and a description of the plant and its uses. Coloured line engraving by C.H.Hemerich, c.1759, after T.Sheldrake.

A monograph upon aconite : its therapeutic and physiological effects together with its uses and accurate statements derived from the various sources of medical literature / translated from the German of Dr. Reil by Henry B. Millard.

Aconitum

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Images about Aconitum

Works from the collections

On poisoning by the root of aconitum napellus / by F.W. Headland, M.D., B.A., F.L.S.

On the distinctive characters of the roots of aconitum napellus (monkshood) and cochlearia armoracia (horse-radish) / by Robert Bentley.

A monograph upon aconite : its therapeutic and physiological effects together with its uses, and accurate statements derived from the various sources of medical literature / translated from the German of Dr. Reil, by Henry B. Millard ; prize essay.

Helmet flower (Aconitum anthora L.): flowering stem with separate floral segments and a description of the plant and its uses. Coloured line engraving by C.H.Hemerich, c.1759, after T.Sheldrake.

A monograph upon aconite : its therapeutic and physiological effects together with its uses and accurate statements derived from the various sources of medical literature / translated from the German of Dr. Reil by Henry B. Millard.

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