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biomedicalephemera: Aconitum variegatum - Wolf’s Bane, Monkshood Aconitum is thought to be from the Greek ἀκόνιτον - “without struggle”. And it is without struggle that this plant causes death. This beautiful perennial flower can be seen through the autumn months in forests and taigas in Europe, and is popular as an ornamental in gardens, lending color long after summer blooms have faded. It can also be found in the traditional bikh poison, nepaline, in the writings of Ovid and Dioscorides, and in the bodies of murdered Borgia family members. Flora Conspicua; a selection of the most ornamental flowering, hardy, exotic and indigenous trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants. Richard Morris, 1826.

biomedicalephemera:

Aconitum variegatum - Wolf’s Bane, Monkshood

Aconitum is thought to be from the Greek ἀκόνιτον - “without struggle”. And it is without struggle that this plant causes death.

This beautiful perennial flower can be seen through the autumn months in forests and taigas in Europe, and is popular as an ornamental in gardens, lending color long after summer blooms have faded.

It can also be found in the traditional bikh poison, nepaline, in the writings of Ovid and Dioscorides, and in the bodies of murdered Borgia family members.

Flora Conspicua; a selection of the most ornamental flowering, hardy, exotic and indigenous trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants. Richard Morris, 1826.

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    #goats #poison #poisoning goats: difficult This has been a visit from the Farm Animal Trivia Police. Yes she is fun at...
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    Reblogging for the goats.
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    Which is why a stone from the stomach of a goat is traditionally thought to be a catch-all poison antidote.
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    Wolfsbane or monkshood doesn’t kill goats, FYI. I imagine the poison kills the bacterial flora in the rumen, which is...
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