Aconitum Species, Korean Monk's Hood, Korean Monkshood

Korean Monk's Hood: A deciduous perennial that grows to 2.0 meters (6.6 feet) high by 0.5 meters (1.65 feet) wide and prefers many types ...Read Moreof soil with a pH ranging from acid to alkaline and partial to full sun with moderate moisture. This plant has hermaphrodite flowers and is pollinated by bees. Habitat: E. Asia - Korea. Sparse shrub thickets, dry short grass meadows and on argillaceous and stony mountain slopes. This plant might do well located along a dappled edge or in a woodland garden.
The root is used in Korea to treat chills in the legs and arms and articular pain. The root contains a number of highly toxic alkaloids that can be carditoxic, causing hypotension and arrhythmia, unless they are first allowed to degrade, usually by drying the plant. The root has been shown to be analgesic, cardiac tonic, uterine stimulant.[Source PFAF].