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Aristolochia indica - Indian birthwort, Duck flower

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

Uses

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.

Dravya

Rasa

Katu, Tikta, Kashaya

Guna

Lagu, Ruksha

Veerya

Vipaka

Katu

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Climber, Creeper

Identification

Leaf

Flower

Fruit

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

Habitat or Distribution

Photo Gallery

References


External Links

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