An urgent problem of modern pharmacology is the search for more effective and safe drugs. Currently, herbal medicines are increasingly used.
One of the promising plants is Aconitum soongaricum Stapf. We carried out a pharmacognostic analysis of the roots, followed by a phytochemical analysis, an analysis of the elemental composition, and the establishment of merchandising indicators.
We found that samples of Aconitum soongaricum Stapf. root contained alkaloids, polysaccharides, amino acids, coumarins, tannins, flavonoids, and phenolcarboxylic acids. It has been proven that when assessing the qualitative and quantitative composition, polysaccharides and amino acids turned out to be the predominant biologically active substances. It has been established that the yield of most macro- and microelements decreases during extraction.
Our data may be useful for further study of the medicinal properties of Aconitum soongaricum Stapf. and raw materials derived from it.

Keywords: Aconitum soongaricum Stapf, pharmacognosy