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Aristolochia spp.

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Chinese Drugs of Plant Origin

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Some Aristolochia species have found wide use in traditional Chinese medicine and folk medicine. The Chinese Pharmacopoeia lists the following items:

  • Madouling, Fructus Aristolochiae, is the dry ripe fruit of Aristolochia contorta Bge. or A. debilis Sieb. et Zucc. (Aristolochiaceae) collected in fall when the fruits have become yellow. It is used in the treatment of respiratory diseases as an antitussive and antiasthmatic.

  • Tianxianteng, Herba Aristolochiae, is the dry aerial part of A. contorta or A. debilis harvested in fall and used as a diuretic against edema and as an antirheumatic.

  • Guangfangji, Radix Aristolochiae fangchi, is the dry root of A. fangchi Y. C. Wu ex L. D. Chou et S. M. Hwang collected in fall and winter. It is used as an antirheumatic and diuretic.

  • Guanmutong, Caulis Aristolochiae manshuriensis, is the dry vine of A. manshuriensis Kom. harvested in fall and winter. It is used as a diuretic and antiphlogistic for treatment of edema and rheumatic pain.

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Tang, W., Eisenbrand, G. (1992). Aristolochia spp.. In: Chinese Drugs of Plant Origin. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73739-8_21

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