Wolf’s Bane
Botanical Name: Aconitum napellus
Family Name: Ranunculaceae
Plant Description: Tall plant with helmet-shaped purple flowers; highly toxic
Ecosystem: Mountainous meadows, moist woods
Size: 1–1.5 metres
Shape: Erect with deeply lobed leaves
Geographical Origin: Europe
Current Distribution: Europe, parts of Asia
Flower Shapes and Colours: Purple hooded flowers
Seed Types and Size: Small, angular black seeds
Uses: Historical poison, ritual use (not for ingestion)
Parts Used: Root, flower (toxic)
Medicinal Uses: Historically used in homeopathy (dangerous raw)
Planetary Influences: Saturn
Metaphysical Uses: Protection, fearlessness
Elemental Association: Water