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.

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	Thazhaisurulikodi, Urikkalchedi, Kozhikkundu's, Perumarunthukodi
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

Leaves 3-nerved from base. Differ from all other species by its oblong leaves. Alternate distichous.

Flower

In axillary or terminal racemes, 1-lipped; greenish-purple. Flowering from December-February.

Fruit

An oblong capsule, 6-nerved; seeds oblong, laterally winged. Fruiting throughout the year.

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

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References

External Links

Aristolochia indica - Indian birthwort, Duck flower

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