| Latin name | Aconitum heterophyllum Wall. | | Family | Ranunculaceae | | Identified with (Skt) | ativiṣā | | Identified with (Hin) | atīs | | Identified with (Tam) | ativaṭayam | | Identified with (Mal) | ativiṭayam | | Identified with (Eng) | Atis root | | Botanical info | A herb growing in Sub-Alpine and Alpine zones of the Himalayas, blue or violet flowers, fruits follicles, 16 - 18 mm long, seeds pyramidal, blackish brown, roots tuberous with bitter taste | | Search occurrence | ativiṣā, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts | | See plant's image | Aconitum heterophyllum Wall. in Google image search | Encyclopedias &
Dictionaries | Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 13)
ativiṣa, mfn. exceedingly poisonous, counteracting poison; (ā), f. the plant Aconitum Ferox
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