Aristolochia warmingii

Mast.

Aristolochiaceae

+ Synonyms

Common Name:

Line drawing of the flowering plant
Photograph by: Brasiliensis Illustration. 1840-1906. Vol. VIII, Part II, Plate 70

General Information

Aristolochia warmingii is a climbing shrub, supporting itself by twining around other shrubs and small trees.
The roots are sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

S. America - Paraguay, Brazil.

Habitat

Not known

Properties

Medicinal Rating
Habit	Climber
Height	0.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The roots are considered to be abortifacient, antiseptic, digestive, diuretic, emmenagogue, febrifuge and tonic[

Title: Dictionary of Economic Plants.
Publication
Author: Uphof. J. C. Th.
Publisher: Weinheim
Year: 1959
ISBN: -
Description: An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -

Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2024-04-24. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Aristolochia+warmingii>

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