What is another word for aristolochia?

Pronunciation: [ˌaɹɪstəlˈɒki͡ə] (IPA)

Aristolochia is a plant family that contains over 500 species, commonly known as birthworts. These plants have been used for medicinal purposes for centuries, as well as for their ornamental beauty. Some synonyms for aristolochia include serpentaria, snakeroot, and birthwort. The name serpentaria comes from the belief that the plant had the power to cure snake bites. Snakeroot is another common name, derived from the use of the plant to treat snakebites and other venomous insect bites. Birthwort refers to the use of the plants to aid in childbirth in ancient times. Regardless of the name, aristolochias remain a beloved and valuable plant family with a rich history of medicinal and cultural significance.

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Usage examples for Aristolochia

aristolochia Indica, L. Nom.
"The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines"
T. H. Pardo de Tavera
From the simplest and regular types of flowers, as in the buttercup, we pass on to more and more involved and unsymmetrical forms, as the columbine, monk's-hood, larkspur, aristolochia, and thus finally to the most highly specialized or involved forms of all, as seen in the orchid-the multifarious, multiversant orchid; the beautiful orchid; the ugly orchid; the fragrant orchid; the fetid orchid; the graceful, homely, grotesque, uncanny, mimetic, and, until the year 1859, the absolutely non-committal and inexplicable flower; the blossom which had waited through the ages for Darwin, its chosen interpreter, ere she yielded her secret to humanity.
"My Studio Neighbors"
William Hamilton Gibson
49. aristolochia saccata, ii.
"Himalayan Journals V2."
J. D. Hooker

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