Aristolochia odoratissima L.
Descripción
Liana. Petioles (1.5–) 2.0–5.0(6.5) cm long, with pseudostipules. Leaf blades triangular, deltate, cordiform to trilobate, apex acute to attenuate, base subcordate to auricular, 4.0–7.0(17.0) long 3.0–13.0 wide cm. Flowers axillary, solitary; flower peduncles 6.5–10.0(13.5) cm long. Perianth 6.0–10.0(13.0) cm long; utricle oblate to obovoid; tube bent 40º –55º, tubular; limb widely ellipsoid to orbicular, short caudate at the apex, cordate at the base; limb color cream color based, covered by a purple red reticulum, around the throat yellow orange.A
Distribución
México (país) NativoA
Categoría IUCN
No incluidaB
Categoría NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010
No incluidaC
Usos (notas)
Mexico: the root is used against bites of poisonous animals and as stimulant, diuretic, stomachic, and febrifuge. Against buboes (lymph nodes) and the leaves applied as a poultice to relieve sciatic pains, the root is used as stimulant and antispasmodic, crushed as powder (1–5 g) and eventually prepared in infusion (20 g in 1 l of water), the plant applied on the skin (parts and preparation not specified) is used against conjunctivitis (ophthalmic purulent), blennorrhagia, chronic ulcers, and vaginitis; Oaxaca: the stem is used to treat stomachaches, belly cramps, and body aches ; Oaxaca, Puebla, and Veracruz: the whole plant is taken against muscle inflammation; Tabasco: used to treat asthma; the stem and the root in an alcohol infusion are used as antidote against snake venom.A
Bibliografía
A. Paizanni Guillén, A. & D. Douterlungne Rotsaert 2023: Aristolochia spp. Aristolochiaceae. In: Casas A. et al. (eds.). Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Mexico. Springer, pp. 1081–1137. – In: Casas A. et al. (eds.). Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Mexico. – Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77089-5_29-1