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Aconitum lycoctonum, wolfsbane, is a yellow-flowered species common on the Alps of Switzerland.
Other related alkaloids are lycaconitine and myoctonine which occur in wolfsbane, Aconitum lycoctonum.
Some werewolf myths do claim that rye, mistletoe, mountain ash or wolfsbane are effective deterrents against a werewolf attack.