geri_chan (geri_chan) wrote in lupin_snape, @ 2008-06-30 22:48:00 |
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Ninjas use aconite!
I posted this entry on my personal journal awhile back, about reading a book that mentioned that ninjas used aconite to poison their darts. I kind of forgot about it, and then I happened to be reading the "Tail of the Moon" manga, which is sort of a romance/adventure/comedy story about a young female ninja. And wouldn't you know it--in vol. 11, one of the ninjas is injured by a throwing star dipped in aconite!
It's such an interesting bit of trivia that I thought I'd share it here, since it's sort of indirectly related to Snupin in that aconite, as we all know, is another name for Wolfsbane, the main ingredient in the Wolfsbane Potion. I can just see all kinds of plot bunnies emerging from this idea!
"This ingenious weapon is a type of blow-pipe that uses a dart made from a sewing needle wrapped in paper. It is extremely accurate. The tip of the needle is dipped in a poison, such as aconite, which kills the victim before he can even open his mouth."
(from "Secrets of the Ninja" by Hiromitsu Kuroi, p.65)
Aconitum: Also known as aconite, monkshood, or wolfsbane, Aconitum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the buttercup family. There are over 250 species of Aconitum, and several species have been used in poison arrows.
(from "Tail of the Moon" vol. 11 by Rinko Ueda, glossary, p.188.)