Aristolochia TAGALA Cham.
| Synonym : | Aristolochia acuminata Lam. Aristolochia roxburghiana Klotzsch Aristolochia subsagittata Blanco |
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| Bangla Name : | Iswarmul. ,Paranga ludi, Tajjya ludi, Harin-kan shak (Chakma), Mochoi ma kang (Tripura). |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Aristolochiaceae |
| Disease : | Tonic and stomach pain. |
| Description : | A large woody perennial twiner. Leaves 10-20 cm long, ovate or ovate-oblong (the upper often subsegittately lanceolate), acute or acuminate, cordate. Flowers numerous, in lax racemes, most of the flowers abortive, usually only one fertile. Perianth 5-6.3 cm long, base globose, greenish-yellow, tube curved, mouth oblique, lip linear, obtuse. Capsules 2.5-3.8 cm long, globose-pyriform or oblong-ellipsoid. |
| Distribution : | Common in forests of Chittagong Hill Tracts. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Root contains aristolochic acid (Asolkar et al., 1992). |
| Uses : | Root is considered tonic and emmenagogue, used as antifertility drug. An infusion of stems and roots mixed with warm water is taken several times as a remedy for stomach pain by Chakmas in Rangamati district. Aristolochic acid isolated from root is ant |
| Habit : | Small tree |