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Aristolochia bracteolata
Aristolochia bracteolata is a perennial, or rarely annual, mostly prostrate but occasionally climbing herb. It grows up to 60 cm long. The plant is usually gathered from the wild and is used locally in traditional medicine. It is sometimes cultivated for medicinal use in India.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Breast diseases, Guinea worm, Colic, Amenorrhoea, Dysmenorrhoea, Intermittent fever, Worms[1].
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Aristolochia is an important genus widely cultivated and had long been known for their extensive use in traditional Chinese medicine.[2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Kattegaru gida, Kattegaalina Hambu |
| Hindi | Kidamar, Kirmar |
| Malayalam | NA |
| Tamil | Adutinnapaalai |
| Telugu | Gadatigadaparaku |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Kitamaari, Dhumapatra |
| English | Wormkiller |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Guna
Veerya
Vipaka
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{{5}}} |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
A plant of the drier tropics and subtropics, usually growing where there is a distinct dry season.[4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Banks of rivers, Acacia-Commiphora bushland, Acacia desert grassland.
Photo Gallery
References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Breast diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Guinea worm
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Colic
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Amenorrhoea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dysmenorrhoea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Intermittent fever
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Worms
- Herbs with Stem used in medicine
- Herbs with Root used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Climber
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Banks of rivers
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Acacia-Commiphora bushland
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Acacia desert grassland
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