Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants
Aristolochia indica Linn
Family: Aristolochiaceae
Botanical Name: Aristolochia indica Linn.
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Garalika, Eesvari, Garudi
English: Indian birthwort
Hindi: Isvarmul
Malayalam: Karalayam, Eesvaramulla, Garudakkodi
Botanical Name: Aristolochia indica Linn.
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Garalika, Eesvari, Garudi
English: Indian birthwort
Hindi: Isvarmul
Malayalam: Karalayam, Eesvaramulla, Garudakkodi
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
A slender perennial twiner. Leaves 10-12.5 cm long, linear-oblong to obovate-oblong abruptly or gradually obtusely acuminate. Flowers in few-flowered axillary racemes, perianth straight, greenish, base globose, tube shortly funnel-shaped, mouth oblique trumpet-shaped, gradually passing into oblong brownish lip. Capsules 3.4-5 cm long, oblong or globose-oblong.
Just as a Falcon kills snake this medicinal plant can also destroy the poison of the snake. It is used for the preparation of pills, tablets and decoction. The juice of the leaves of this plant is used for the preparation of pills and tablets.