Indian birthwort
Indian birthwort
Scientific name: Aristolochia tagala Cham.
Local name: ‘Iswarmul’
Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Division | Magnoliophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Piperales |
| Family | Aristolochiaceae |
| Genus | Aristolochia |
| Species | A. tagala |
Botanical Description of Indian Birthwort
Habit: A woody perennial twiner
Root: Tap root system
Leaf: 10-20 cm long, ovate or ovate-oblong
Flower: Bisexual
Fruit: Capsule
Economic Importance
The species is used as medicines, apply it to the head to treat fever. In it is applied to the swollen abdomen or limbs the roots are considered a tonic.