Arnica
Also known as mountain tobacco
Arnica is a genus of perennial, herbaceous plants in the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The genus name Arnica may be derived from the Greek arni, "lamb", in reference to the plants' soft, hairy leaves. Arnica is also known by the names mountain tobacco and, confusingly, '''''leopard's bane and wolfsbane'''—two names that it shares with the entirely unrelated genus Aconitum''.
Species
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species
FamilyAsteraceae
Native toAlabama, Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria
Observations16,309
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Research
581 papers- Arnica.2006
- Arnica Montana.2012
- Effects of Arnica Phytotherapeutic and Homeopathic Formulations on Traumatic Injuries and Inflammatory Conditions: A Systematic Review.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
- Arnica montana L.: Doesn't Origin Matter?Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
- Clinical Trials, Potential Mechanisms, and Adverse Effects of Arnica as an Adjunct Medication for Pain Management.
Article
6 sectionsContents
- Characteristics
- ''Arnica montana''
- Toxicity
- Species
- References
- External links
Arnica is a genus of perennial, herbaceous plants in the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The genus name Arnica may be derived from the Greek arni, "lamb", in reference to the plants' soft, hairy leaves. Arnica is also known by the names mountain tobacco and, confusingly, '''''leopard's bane and wolfsbane'''—two names that it shares with the entirely unrelated genus Aconitum.
This circumboreal and montane (subalpine) genus occurs mostly in the temperate regions of western North America, with a few species native to the Arctic regions of northern Eurasia and North America.