Aconitum napellus (Western herbology) and Aconitum carmichaeli (Chinese medicine) are used medicinally and there are 100 or more related species in the Aconitum genus.

Aconitum is another name for the poisonous herb aconite, or a genus of plants in the family Ranunculaceae.

Alexander Fleming has written:

'An inquiry into the physiological and medicinal properties of the Aconitum Napellus' -- subject(s): Drugs, Physiological effect, Aconite, Pharmacology, Aconitum

'An inquiry into the physiological and medicinal properties of the Aconitum Napellus' -- subject(s): Aconitum

In Ayurveda, the Botanical identity of Vatsanabha is Aconitum ferox. But several other species of Aconitum are being use.

Aconitum napellus