Aconitum balfourii

The whole plant is highly toxic – simple skin contact has caused numbness in some people [1].
Found in the upper subalpine areas in open positions on rocky slopes
E. Asia – Himalayas from Nepal to Tibet at an elevation of 2200 – 4000 metresThe tuber is used in Tibetan medicine where it is considered to
have an acrid and sweet taste with a heating potency – it is also very poisonous[241, 243]. The root is analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antirheumatic and vermifuge [241]. It dries up serous fluids and is used in the treatment of all types of pain and inflammation from gout or arthritis, all disorders due to worms or micro-organisms, amnesia, loss of bodily heat, leprosy and paralysis [241].

FoI as Aconitum ferox

It would be interesting to know differentiating key for these two species. Perhaps original description of A. balfourii from Stapf’s paper should help.

This plant was towards ending site of valley.

May be of some use

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RANUNCULACEAE Fortnight: Aconitum balfourii (??) from Uttarakhand_DSR_Jan 2015_11 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)

Captured on 12/8/10 during the trek from Ghangaria (around 11,000 ft.) to Valley of Flowers (around 12500 ft.).  

One more lovely plant from your trip collection….TFS

Carpels are glabrous in A. palmatum, here densely villous, A. balfouri I hope

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The Plant List Ver. 1.1 (Aconitum lethale Griff. syn. Aconitum balangrense Lauener; Aconitum balfourii Stapf, Aconitum deltoideum Lauenar; Aconitum falconeri Holmes ex Stapf .; Aconitum ferox var. spicatum Brühl; Aconitum laciniatum var. fractiflexum Lauener; Aconitum patulum Tamura; Aconitum spicatum (Brühl) Stapf; Aconitum tamuranum Lauenar; Caltha codua Buch.-Ham.)

The Plant List 2 (Aconitum atrox (Brühl) Mukerjee as a syn. of Aconitum ferox Wall. ex Ser. )  Aconitum balfourii Stapf: A rare medicinal herb from Himalayan Alpine

India Biodiversity Portal  Ecological features of Aconitum balfourii (Bruhl) Muk.—an …   PFAF