Aristolochia indica Isvari Ishwar mool

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Aristolochia indica

Scientific Name and Description

Aristolochia indica L.
Indian Dutchman's
PipeCountry Jalap

Herb Family

Aristolochiaceae

Plant type

Climber

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Hindi	arkmula, hukka-bel, isarmul, isharmul, isharmul-ki-jar, isvarmul, kiramar, Ishwarmul इक्षार मूल
Kannada	eeshvari baeru, eeshvari balli, eeshwari beru, eesvurberus, eswari beru, gopaala putti thoppalu, gopalaputti thoppalu, gopalaputtitoppalu, gopataputtitoppalu, isaraber, isaraberu, ishvaraberu, ishvariberu, isvaraballi, isvaraberu, isvariberu, kadula, kodula, nanjina baeru, sapshi, thoppalu, Ishwarmooli ಇಶ್ವರಮೂಲಿ
Malayalam	careloe-vegon, carelvevegm, eeshvaramulla, eswaramulla, garalavegam, garudakkoti, ishvara-muri, ishvaramuli, ishvaramulla, ishvaramuri, isvaramuli, isvaramulla, isvaramurri, kadalivegam, karalakam, karalayam, karalvekam, karukappullu, karukkapallu, karukkapullu, katalivegam, perumarunna, perumarunnu, perunkilannu, perunkilanu, perunkizhannu
Marathi	ahiganda, ahigandha, arkamula, gandhanakuli, garalika, garudi, hari, ishvara, ishwari, isvaramula, isvari, iswari, jovari, karaleka, nakuleshtha, nakuli, rasna, rudrajata, sunanda, sunandahari
Tamil	aadutheendapalai, adagam, amutakkoti, arumaruntu, arumaruntukkoti, atakakkoti, atakam, cakati,cakatikkoti, calamiyakkoti, calamiyam, cankaimuli, cantanakarani, cantanaparani, cantanaparanikkoti, caracurati, carakati, carankateci, carcukati, carcuvatikkoti, carucukati, cavakkilanku, cemparuntu, cemparuntukkoti, cilaimeluku, cilantikkoti, cinappa, citanakakkoti, citanakam, civamuli, corikanti, curuli4, cutuvalli, easwaramuli, ech-chura-muli, icatecatti, iccuramuli, iccuraver, ich-churamuli, ichchuramula, ichura, icuracuruli, icuracurulikkoti, icurakkovai, icuramaruntu, icuramuli, icuraver, icuvara muli, ikali, ikkuramulli, isadesatti, isura, isuramuli, isuraver, isvaramuli, itavam, itikam, iyavari, kakapati, kakapatikkoti, karrukitakkoti, karrukitam, karudakkodi, karuta-k-koti, karutacopitakkoti, karutakacopitam, karutakkoti, karutakkoticci, karutankilanku, kerutakkoti, kirttikkodi, kopakkari, koracanti, koticcinkeri, kovakkari, kunnam, kuppalai, kutanayakakkoti, kutanayakam, malaiccevikam, malaiccevitakkoti, mucurumuli, nakakeli, nakatamaniyam, nakateni, nakkeni, nakkeni, nalla yisvari, natanakkarumuli, navanitapani, neya, neya2, palvarrippaluttan, palvattippaluttan, paravaiventankoti, pasanameluku, pelivalamuli, periyanitam, periyatitakkoti, peru-kizhangu, peru-marindu, perumarindu, perumarundoo, perumarundu, perumaruntu, perumuli, perunkilanku, perunkotimuli, pokkalam, pokkalankoti, pokkanam, pokkinattuppi, tacimantapputu, talaccuruli, talai curuli-p-puntu, talai-c-curuli, talaiccurul, talaiccuruli,talaictalaiccutuvalli, talaicutuvalli, talaicutuvallikkoti, taparavakoti, taparavam, taracikakkoti, taracikam, taracu-k-koti, taracukkoti, taratikkoti, tccuvaramuli, uruttirapuntu, utirakkutori, vallikkoti, vallimoti, yicuramulikkoticurulivalli, talaiccurulvalli, talaiccuruni, Aandal mooligai ஆண்டாள் மூக்கிழை
Telugu	doolaagovela, doolagovila, dula govela, dulagovela, eeswaramoolli, errakalabanda, eshwari, eswaramulli, ettakalabanda, govila, ishveraveru, isvara, isvara ven, isvaravaeru, isvaraveru, nalla eshwari, nella eeshvari, Adavi Jilledu అడవి జిల్లేడు
Tibetan	na ku li dri z im po
Common names	Indian Birthwort, Ishwarmula

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Folk

Sowa Rigpa

Herb usable parts

Roots

Stem

Fruits

Whole plant

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Aristolochia indica L

Habit- Climber

Parts used - Whole plant

Application - Leprosy; snake bite and scorpion bite; skin diseases; wound; anthelmintic; rash; piles; to prevent snake from biting; cholera; against worms; diarrhoea; fever; abotifacient; aphrodisiac; nervoux disorders; tumors

Treatment - General

References - Kshirsagar and Singh 2001, Ram et al. 2004, Samy et al. 2008