Tubular Birthwort (Aristolochia tubiflora)

管花马兜铃guǎn huā mǎ dōu língGuanhuamadouling

Aristolochia tubiflora · Plant

Aristolochia, standing in for Aristolochia tubiflora
This photo shows Aristolochia, not Aristolochia tubiflora: Wikimedia Commons has no freely licensed photo of it. Photo: שרה גולד, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

Contains aristolochic acid; nephrotoxic and carcinogenic.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Tubular Birthwort for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

DiarrheaDysmenorrheaEnteritis & DysenteryKnocks & FallsIn Joints Due To Rheumatalgia PainIn Stomach Duct PainPoisonous Snake BiteOf Sores & Boils Swelling

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Tubular Birthwort does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Clear Heat & Resolve ToxinMove Qi & Relieve Pain