Arnica montana, mountain arnica - magic-plants ethnobotany

Arnica montana, mountain arnica

Botanical names: Arnica montana, Arnica alpina, Arnica alpina f. inundata, Arnica angustifolia, Arnica lowii, Arnica plantaginifolia		Asteraceae
Common names English: mountain arnica, leopard's bane, wolf's bane, mountain tobacco Spanish: arnica, flor de tabaco, tabaco de la montaña, yerba de las caídas French: arnica, arnica des montagnes German: Arnika, Bergwohlverleih
Active constituents: essential oils, fatty acids, thymol, pseudoguaianolide sesquiterpene lactones, flavanone glycosides

Arnica montana, mountain arnica

illustration from Koehler's medicinal plants

mountain arnica flower