Aristolochia indica - Indian birthwort, Duck flower

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Aristolochia indica flower

Arsitolochia indica - flower

This page is about an herb known for toxic substances or for side effects.

Aristolochia indica is a climber (creeper) commonly found in Southern India and Sri Lanka.

Parts Used

Rizhomes, roots, Leaves, Seeds

Chemical Composition

Roots have a crystalline substance, a glucoside, isoaristolochic acid, carbonyl compounds, allantoin. Aristolochic acids, aristolactams. Aris

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	eeshwari balli
Hindi	Isharmul, Isarmul, Hooka bel
Malayalam	Garudakkodi
Tamil	NA
Telugu	Ishweraveru
Marathi	Sapasan
Gujarathi	Sapasan
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	NA
English	Indian birthwort, Duck flower

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Rasa

Katu, Tikta, Kashaya

Guna

Lagu, Ruksha

Vipaka

Katu

Habit

Climber, Creeper

External Links

• Anti-inflammatory, Antipruritic and Mast Cell Stabilizing Activity of Aristolochia Indica.
• Aristolochia indica on US National Plant Germplasm System
• Aristolochia indica on Easy Ayurveda
• Aristolochia indica on Planet Ayurveda