Indian birthwort
Scientific name of Indian birthwort: Aristolochia indica
Name of Indianbirth wort in different languages:-
English: Aristolochia
Sanskrit: Sunanda
Hindi: Eswaramooli, Ishwar mul.
Malayalam: Garudakkodi-ഗരുഡക്കൊടി, Eswaramulla-ഈശ്വരമുല്ല, Karalakam-കരളകം, Urithookki -ഉറിതൂക്കി)
Plant description:
It is a perennial climber shrub; it reaches at the height of 5 m. to 7 m. on trees, at the altitude of 600 m., and cover with thick foliage. The flowers are yellowish brown, once a year to produce seeds.
Leaf Arrangement
| Shape-Lanceolate | Margin-Entire | Venation-pinnate |
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Useful plant parts:
Whole plant, leaf, roots, rhizomes
Medicinal Uses:
Indigestion, Blood pressure, Skin diseases, Snake bites, Diarrhea, fever, inflammation, Bronchial asthma relieving Rhumatic(Vata) diseases, bronchial asthma and cough, Gastric problem.
Chemical content:
Aristolochic acid
How to prepare medicines:
It is the one of the ingredients in the Ayurveda medicines like-
Mathala Rasayanam
Neeli Grutham
Maha Vishagarbha Tailam
Neelikadi Tailam
Paranthyadi Thailam
Neelidalathi Thailam
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