Aristolochia, Birthwort Zarawand Mudharij (Round Birthwort, Unani)Zarawand Taveel (Long Birthwort, Unani)Ba le ka (Tibetan) Round BirthwortHerbarius latinus, Petri, 1485Long BirthwortHerbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 No data found for flattening. Round Birthwort.    Long BirthwortOrtus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Round Birthwort   Long BirthwortHerbarum viuae eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Long Birthwort “Official Birthwort” Round Birthwort (Probably ‘Bulbous Fumitory’)                      Aristolochia clematis (Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599)As can be seen above it is the same as the ‘Official Birthwort’,shown above. However, when compared with the picture ofA. clematis below, it appears the ‘Official Birthwort’ may havebeen ‘Bulbous Fumitory’ (see below), which was anaccepted substitute for Birthwort. A. rotunda     A. clematisFlora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885 Bulbous Fumitory, ‘Aristolchia rotundus vulgaris‘Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 ‘Bulbous Fumitory’ (Corydalis cava syn. Fumaria bulbosa)As can be seen it is similar in appearance to ‘Official Birthwort’ above, and was as accepted substitute.Flora von Deutschland (13), Kohler, 1883 Virginian SnakerootMateria Medica Botanica, Wellman, 1845 Virginian SnakerootNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Round Birthwort root(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Aristolochia spp.In the West: Long Birthwort root–A. longa Round Birthwort roots–A. fontanesii (syn. A. rotunda) Various other Birthworts were used including, Small and…

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