English: Aristolochia
Sanskrit: Sunanda
Hindi: Eswaramooli, Ishwar mul.
Malayalam: Garudakkodi-ഗരുഡക്കൊടി, Eswaramulla-ഈശ്വരമുല്ല, Karalakam-കരളകം, Urithookki -ഉറിതൂക്കി)
It is a perennial climber shrub; it reaches a height of 5 m to 7 m. on trees, at the altitude of 600 m., and covered with thick foliage. The flowers are yellowish brown, once a year to produce seeds.
Leaf Arrangement
Shape-Lanceolate | Margin-Entire | Venation-pinnate |
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 problems.
Chemical content:
Aristolochic acid
How to prepare medicines:
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