Definition of Birthwort. Meaning of Birthwort. Synonyms of Birthwort

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Definition of Birthwort

Birthwort
Birthwort Birth"wort`, n. A genus of herbs and shrubs (Aristolochia), reputed to have medicinal properties.

Meaning of Birthwort from wikipedia

- genus of the family Aristolochiaceae. Its members are commonly known as birthwort, pipevine or Dutchman's pipe and are widespread and occur in the most...
- Trillium (trillium, wakerobin, toadshade, tri flower, birthroot, birthwort, and sometimes "wood lily") is a genus of about fifty flowering plant species...
- Asarum is a genus of plants in the birthwort family Aristolochiaceae, commonly known as wild ginger. Asarum is from Gr**** ἄσαρον, a name for Asarum europaeum...
- serpentaria is a species of perennial flowering plant in the Aristolochiaceae (birthwort) family. The species is commonly known as Virginia snakeroot and is native...
- Aristolochia tagala is commonly known as Indian birthwort and locally as Dutchman's pipe. It is widely distributed: the distribution is from the Himalaya...
- Aristolochia clematitis, or European birthwort, is a twining herbaceous plant in the family Aristolochiaceae, which is native to Europe. The leaves are...
- Aristolochiaceae (birthworts). Aristolochic acid (AA) I is the most abundant one. The family Aristolochiaceae includes the genera Aristolochia (birthwort) and Asarum...
- The Aristolochiaceae (English: /əˌrɪstəˈloʊkiəsii/) are a family, the birthwort family, of flowering plants with seven genera and about 400 known species...
- spikenard, historically cabarick, is a species of flowering plant in the birthwort family Aristolochiaceae, native to large parts of temperate Europe, and...
- remedies from this theory which have been found harmful. For instance, birthwort (so-called because of its resemblance to the uterus) was once used widely...