Aconitum koreanum - Korean Monk's Hood

Habitat

Exposition

Plein soleil ou mi-ombre

Humidité

Humidité moyenne.

Sol

Tous sols. Tolère les sols très argileux.

pH

Sol acide ou calcaire

Habitat originel

Sparse shrub thickets, dry short grass meadows and on argillaceous and stony mountain slopes[74].

Origine géographique

E. Asia - Korea.

Dangers connus

• The whole plant is highly toxic - simple skin contact has caused numbness in some people [1].

Comestibilité

• Jeunes feuilles - cuites [177].
• This report should be treated with great distrust due to the poisonous nature of the genus .

Usages médicinaux

• The root is used in Korea to treat chills in the legs and arms and articular pain [279].
• 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 [279].
• The root has been shown to be analgesic, cardiac tonic, uterine stimulant [279].

Culture

• We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by the native range of the plant it should succeed outdoors in many parts of the country .
• Les notes suivantes sont basées sur les besoins généraux du genre .
• Thrives in most soils and in the light shade of trees [1].
• Pousse bien dans les sols très argileux .
• Prefers a moist soil in sun or semi-shade [200].
• Prefers a calcareous soil .
• Grows well in open woodlands [1, 4].
• Members of this genus seem to be immune to the predations of rabbits and deer [233].
• A greedy plant, inhibiting the growth of nearby species, especially legumes [54].

Propagation

• Graine - le mieux est de semer dès qu'elles sont mûres sous un chassis [111].
• The seed can be stratified and sown in spring but will then be slow to germinate [133].
• When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in a cold frame for their first winter .
• Plantez les en extérieur à la fin du printemps ou au début de l'été .
• Division - best done in spring but it can also be done in autumn [1, 111].
• Another report says that division is best carried out in the autumn or late winter because the plants come into growth very early in the year [233].