Steinmetz:Aristolochia

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Aristolochia clematitis

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Aristolochiaceae
English Names
  • Birthwort
  • Long Aristolochy
Natural Habitat
  • Central and Southern Europe
  • Caucasus
  • Asia Minor
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Aristolochiae longae vulgaris
  • Radix Aristolochiae longae vulgaris = Rhizoma Clematitis
Constituent(s)
  • aristolochin
  • essential oil
  • clematitin (bitter principle)
  • tannin
  • sugar
  • starch
  • colouring matter
  • resin
Action
  • herb: vulnerary; root: vulnerary
  • stimulant
  • depurative
  • aromatic
  • toxic in continuous use. It is an excellent drug for promoting the necessary evacuations after delivery

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Aristolochia cymbifera

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Aristolochiaceae
English Names
  • Jarinha
Natural Habitat
  • Brazil
  • Paraguay
Part(s) Used
  • Radix Aristolochiae cymbiferae
Constituent(s)
  • essential oil
  • bitter principle
Action
  • emmenagogue
  • stimulant



Aristolochia reticulata

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Aristolochiaceae
English Names
  • Red River Snake root
  • Texan Snake root
  • Texan Serpentary
Natural Habitat
  • Louisiana
  • Arkansas (North America)
Part(s) Used
  • Radix
Action
  • sudorific
  • stimulant
  • tonic
  • anodyne
  • antispasmodic
  • nervine
  • febrifuge (especially in typhoid fever
  • when Cinchona bark does not agree with the digestive organs)
  • antibilious



Aristolochia rotunda

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Aristolochiaceae
English Names
  • Round Aristolochy
Natural Habitat
  • Mediterranean countries
  • Southern Europe
Part(s) Used
  • Radix Aristolochiae rotundae verae
Constituent(s)
  • essential oil
  • bitter principle
  • aristolochin
Action
  • depurative
  • stimulant

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Aristolochia serpentaria

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Aristolochiaceae
English Names
  • Virginian Snake root
  • Serpentary
  • Texan (Red River) Snake root
Natural Habitat
  • Central- and South- Western parts of U. S. A.
Part(s) Used
  • Radix Serpentariae virginianae
Constituent(s)
  • volatile oil
  • gum
  • resin
  • albumen
  • starch
  • aristolochin (bitter principle)
Action
  • stimulating tonic
  • diuretic
  • sudorific
  • sedative for the genital nerves
  • alterative
  • emmenagogue
  • gastric stimulant
  • cardiac stimulant

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