In Greece it was thought to have been one of the first poisons ever created, in Rome it was used to poison enemies, it was even used by Shakespeare as a deadly weapon for a aconite covered blade in “Hamlet” (Aggrawal 2009). Some believed that it was even aconite that caused rabies in these animals later on because of its horrifying side affects (Blaisdell 1995).
Wolfsbane gets it’s name for being the poison used to kill carnivores such as, wolves and panthers, in the 18th century (Aggrawal 2009), it was put into raw meat to bait the animals (Blaisdell 1995). There is also a second species of Aconite, Aconitum lycocotonum, that has yellow flowers and is very similar to A. It has purple flowers that are helmet shaped, from which it gets another name, monkshood.It can grow up to 1 meter or 3 feet tall. This plant has leaves that are rounded and it is palmately divided into 5-7 well lobed segments. Plant ClassificationĪconitum napellus can be found in mountains to temperate regions throughout western and central Europe. The above story may sound familiar to those who are interested in fantasy or folklore.The plant, Aconitum napellus, or Wolfsbane, is the common known cure or weapon against the fantastical creatures, known as werewolves.Though this isn’t just a mythical plant whose only purpose is to fight those creatures of the night, it also contains many other dark and deadly secrets. One person dares to approach, brandishing a small purple flower, when the flower comes into contact with the wolf’s fur they let out a shriek of pain. A howl echoes in the distance, we a see a person transform into a gigantic wolf. It approaches, snarling, towards a small, terrified group of humans.
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