Botany

Arnica montana

Arnica montana, also known as leopard's bane, mountain tobacco and mountain arnica, is a moderately toxic European flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae that has a large yellow flower head. The names "wolf's bane" and "leopard's bane" are also used for another plant, Aconitum, which is extremely poisonous. Arnica montana has been used as a herbal medicine, but there is insufficient clinical evidence for its therapeutic use. It is toxic when taken internally or applied to injured skin.

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• ▸Dracaena aletriformis
• ▸Chimonanthus
• ▸Gaudium myrsinoides

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