Aristolochia bracteolata Kidamari | Dava Bazaar in India

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Aristolochia bracteolata

Scientific Name and Description

Aristolochia bracteolata LAM.

Herb Family

Aristolochiaceae

Plant type

Climber

Plant Synonyms

Aristolochia bracteata RETZ.
Aristolochia abyssinica Klotzch
Aristolochia bracteata Retz.
Aristolochia crenata Ehreb. ex Duch
Aristolochia kotschyi Hoscht. ex A.rich
Aristolochia mauritiana Pers.
Einomeia bracteata (Retz.) Raf

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Hindi	aulosa, gandan, gandati, hukka bel, hukka-bel, jufa, kalipaad, kidamari, kira-mar, kiramar, Kirmar, kitamar
Kannada	aadumuttada gida, adumuttadagida, kalaguraki, kathhe hotte kirubana baeru, kathhe kirubana baeru, kathhegaalina hambu, kathhegarida, kathhekirubana gida, kaththe kirubana gida, katthe hotte gida, katthe kaalambu, katthe kirubana gida, keeta maari gida, kuri gida, sanajali-hulu
Malayalam	aduthinnapalai, attukottappala, atu-tinlap, atutinnappala, atutintap-pala, atutintappala
Marathi	didamar, gandhaari, gindhaan, keedamaari
Sanskrit	bhringi, cattrabungha, dhumapatra, dhumra-patra, dhumrapatra, gridhrani, gridhrapatra, katrabunga, kitakaha, kitamari, kitari, krimighni, nakuli, pattrabanga, pattrabunga, shrimalapatra, shymabhuva, sulabha, visanika
Tamil	aadutheendaappaalai, aadutheendapalai, acacirinki, acantintappalai, addatinapalay, adu tinda palai, adu-tinna-palai, adutheenda palai ennai, adutheendapalai, aduthinnappalai, akalamuni, akalikam, ampankippalai, ampatam, ampattai, ampu , amputam, ancali , ancalippalai, ancalippalaicceti, ancani anceli, ancevi, arkkamulam, arkkapattirai, atalamuli, atalamulikkoti, attuccevi, atudintappalai, atutinna-palai-vittu, atutinnalai, atutinnappalai, atutinnavalam, atutinnavelai, atutintappalai, atutintappalai, atutotamuli, atutotapalai, atutotappalai, atuttintap palai, aveci, aveki, cacala, cakuntaka, cakuntakakkoti, cakuttakam, cakuttam, calika, calikaccunti, camanam, camanam , camanappalai, camanappalaikkoti, camankai, camankaippalaikkoti, camanki, camincai, camipattira, campu, catapattira, catapattirakkoti, catapattiram, catapattiri ,catapattirippalai, cina, cinappalai, cirikai, cirikaimaram, civa, civani, civatacam, civatacappalai, civini, cumankaippalai, cunkam, cunkampalai, emankalappu, emankarpam, iracai, iranankolli, irulvittucceti, irulvitu, kacikacceti, kacikam, kacirattakkoti, kacirorttam, kacirottam, kaippu, kaippuppalai, kakirattam, kalakaritakkoti, kalakaritam, kantakari, kapaviranahari, karika, karirattam, karttapattiri, karuni, karunni, karunnikkoti, katirai, katiraippalai, kattariyam, kattiriyam, kentikapalai, kentimaram, kentiparam, kiranayakam, kiranthinayagam, kirinayakam, kirinayakappalai, kirumicatturu, kirumiccatturu, kirumiccatturuppalai, kirumicenam, kirumikkinam, kirumikkolli, kirumikolli, kiruminacaki, kiruminacakicceti, kiruminacappalai, kiruminayakacceti, kiruminayakam, mai, makakali, mayicikki, mesacinki, mesacirunki, metacinki, metacirunki, metacurunki, metaicinki, naippalai, nakari, namakkari, nilappalai 2, pakar, pankampalai, pankampalai , pankani, pankanippalaikkoti, pata, patakam,patakappalai, patalamulam, patalamuli, patila, pattakam, piracinam, piracinappalai, piraroki, pittakippalai, pittar, ponmucuttai, pulukkati, pulukkatikkoti, pulukkolippalai, pulukolli, punnakkolli, putakampam, taittiliyam, taittiliyappalai, taittiyati, taittiyatippalai, tantiri, tattiri, tattirippalai, tiruppi, titarccunti, ulantankolli, ulantankoticceti, vantittal, vantukolli, vantukollippalai, vantuvam, varatcunti#, varatcuntikkoti, vastulappalaikkoti, vattamatakki , vattattiruppi , vekulankam, vekulankappalai, veruni, viranampokki, viri, virippalai, virippalaikkoti, virutcakenti, viruttapanni, viruttappannippalai, vitappati, vitappatikkoti, vitattukkaracan, viyu
Telugu	gaadide gadapara, gadaparaku, gadathigadaparaku, gadida-gadapakku, gadide, gadide-gadapara-aku, gadidhagadapaaku, gudide gaddithaigadapara, kadapara, thella esshvari
English	Birth wort
Rajasthan Region	Hukka bel

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Siddha

Folk

Herb usable parts

Roots

Leaves

Fruits

Seeds

Whole plant

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

An infusion of whole dried plant is used as an anthelmintic, purgative, anti-inflammatory and antiperiodic.
Decoction of the root expels round worms.
Leaf juice mixed with mustard oil cures skin diseases like eczema.
Leaf paste is used for expulsion of the guinea worms from the affected part.
Lotion is prepared by crushing/soaking seeds in water that softens hairs.

Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003

Aristolochia bracteolata Lam.

Habit- Climber

Parts used - Whole plant

Application - Irregular menstruation; snake bite; coilc remedy; stomach pain; skin disease; foul ulcers; gastro intestinal disorders; insect bite; gonorrhea; cold; Anti-inflammation and Anthelmintic; amenorrhoea; Fungal infection on head; eczema; scabies

Treatment - General; children; women

References -Padal et al. 2014, Reddy et al. 1991, Rao et al. 2006