Definition of Birthworts. Meaning of Birthworts. Synonyms of Birthworts

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Definition of Birthworts

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

Meaning of Birthworts from wikipedia

- Aristolochia tagala is commonly known as Indian birthwort and locally as Dutchman's pipe. It is widely distributed: the distribution is from the Himalaya...
- 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...
- Aristolochia clematitis, the (European) birthwort, is a twining herbaceous plant in the family Aristolochiaceae, which is native to Europe. The leaves...
- The Aristolochiaceae (English: /əˌrɪstəˈloʊkiəsii/) are a family, the birthwort family, of flowering plants with seven genera and about 400 known species...
- flowers, inflorescences or stems resembling a pipe: Aristolochia species (birthworts or pipevines) from the Aristolochiaceae, particularly Aristolochia macrophylla...
- Trillium (trillium, wakerobin, toadshade, tri flower, birthroot, birthwort, and sometimes "wood lily") is a genus of about fifty flowering plant species...
- phytochemicals commonly found in the flowering plant family Aristolochiaceae (birthworts). Aristolochic acid (AA) I is the most abundant one. The family Aristolochiaceae...
- mistakenly identified as "hollyhock", the "aoi" actually belongs to the birthwort family and translates as "wild ginger"—Asarum), has been a readily recognized...
- Asarum is a genus of plants in the birthwort family Aristolochiaceae, commonly known as wild ginger. Asarum is the genitive plural of the Latin āsa (an...
- overdose. The Chinese also used aconitine both for hunting and for warfare. Birthworts (family Aristolochiaceae) are often used to treat many ailments, including...