Organism - Aconitum kusnezoffii
NHPID name:
Aconitum kusnezoffii
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Medicinal
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Classified as an NHP under Schedule 1 item 1 (plant or plant material) of the NHP Regulations.
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Aconitum spp. roots contain C19-Diterpenoid alkaloids. In order to reduce toxicity, the roots must be processed (e.g. blast-fried) before use as medicinal ingredients, and contain no more than 0.02% of C19-Diterpenoid alkaloids including aconitine, mesaconitine and hypaconitine.
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