Title: Aconitine, Amorphous
Synonyms: Mild aconitine
Literature References: Highly toxic mixture of amorphous alkaloids from
Aconitum napellus L.,
Ranunculaceae. Contains aconitine, mesaconitine, hypaconitine, neopelline,
l-ephedrine, sparteine, neoline and napelline.
Ref: Rogers, Freudenberg,
Ber. 70, 349 (1937);
eidem, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 59, 2572 (1937). Toxicity data: Munch,
J. Am. Pharm. Assoc. 18, 17 (1929).
Properties: Yellowish-white, amorphous powder.
Violent poison! Insol in water. Sol in alcohol, chloroform, ether, dil acids. MLD in rats (mg/kg): 0.175 s.c., 0.1 i.p. (Munch).
Toxicity data: MLD in rats (mg/kg): 0.175 s.c., 0.1 i.p. (Munch)