Monk’s Hood

The monk, or hairy saki P. monachus) of the upper Amazon is colored very much like the female whitefaced saki. The fur on its head curves forward as if forming a monk s hood that partially conceals the face. 

Acnisal salicylic acid, aconiazide [inn] is an isoniazid analogue and an ANTITUBERCULAR and ANTIBACTERIAL AGENT, aconitine is an alkaloid from monk s hood or wolfsbane (Aconitum napellus) and other Aconltum spp. (Ranunculaceae). It is a NEUROTOXiN implicated in poisoning by A. spp., especially, 4. chasmanthum in India. Experimentally, it is a SODIUM-CHANNEL ACTIVATOR that binds to Na -channels, slows inactivation, shifts inactivation to a more negative value, and alters ion specificity. This results in repetitive firing of neurons, with marked effects on the heart including positive inotropism and arrhythmias. Aconitine (and the related alkaloid delphinine) were formerly used in... 

Common Names Blue Rocket, Friar s Cap, Helmet Flower, Monk s Hood, Mousebane, Wolfbane... 

MONK S HOOD (Wolfsbane), Aconitum napdlus, L., Family Ranunculaceae, grows wild in Europe and is cultivated as an ornamental plant. The whole plant, mainly the root and seed, is poisonous through the occurrence of the alkaloid aconitine (0.5-1.5% in the root). The aconitine content of the drug varies considerably because the alkaloid is easily hydrolysed to the weakly active compounds benzoylaconine and aconine. 

Aconite Prom the Aconltum napellus. Monk s hood wolf bane. Roots yield a famous alkaloldal poison and sedative. 

Aconine (jesaconine). Formula see aconitine. C25H41NO9, Mr 499.60, amorphous powder, mp. 132 °C, [a]jj +23° (H2O), soluble in water, insoluble in ether. A diterpene alkaloid from the blue monk s hood (Aconitum napellus), bitter-tasting, poisonous, antipyretic agent. A. is formed from aconitine by heating in water at 170°C. 

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