Arnica
Synonyms
Arnica montana
Arnica montanas
Arnicas
Bane, Leopard's
Bane, Leopards
Banes, Leopard's
Banes, Leopards
Leopard Bane
Leopard's Bane
Leopard's Banes
Leopards Bane
Leopards Banes
montanas, Arnica
A plant genus of the family ASTERACEAE. The dried flower heads of Arnica montana are used externally as a counterirritant and tincture for sprains and bruises, either as crude extract or in homeopathic dilution (HOMEOPATHY). Arnica contains volatile oils (OILS, VOLATILE), arnicin, arnisterol, FLAVONOIDS; TANNINS; and resin. The common name of Wolf's Bane is similar to the common name for ACONITUM.