Monkshood vs Piscidia piscipula

Extremely toxic perennial of mountain meadows; historically used in medicine for pain but now mainly restricted to homeopathy due to extreme toxicity.

Caribbean medicinal tree; traditional fish anesthetic and powerful analgesic, especially for dental pain.

aconitine, mesaconitine, hypaconitine, benzoylaconine, napelline

ichthynone, jamaicin, piscidic acid, rotenone, isoflavonoids, piscidin

Historical analgesic for neuralgia, Used for cardiac arrhythmias in traditional medicine, Topical pain relief in dilute preparations, TCM: processed aconite (Fuzi) in formulas

neuralgia, toothache, insomnia, anxiety, dysmenorrhea

Homeopathic remedy, Research into aconitine for pain pathways, Cardiac effects research

analgesic, sedative, antispasmodic, anxiolytic

No safe internal therapeutic dose — homeopathic only

2-4ml tincture up to 4 times daily

All internal use except homeopathic, Pregnancy, Children, Skin contact with plant sap

pregnancy, CNS depressants, liver disease, heart disease

Potentially fatal cardiac arrhythmias, Numbness and tingling, Paralysis, Death from small amounts

dizziness, numbness, excessive sedation