Aristolochia maxima Jacq.
Descripción
Liana. Petioles 1.0–2.5(3.0) cm long. Leaf blades oblong to obovate, apex slightly mucronate, base rounded, obtuse, truncate or subcordate, 5.0–25.0 long 2.5–11.6 wide cm. Flowers axillary or cauliflorous, placed in thyrse; flower pedicels (peduncle) 1.0–4.7 cm long. Bract lanceolate. Perianth 5.6–10.0 cm long; utricle oblate, ellipsoid to long obovoid; tube bent 50º–70º, tubular, slightly widened toward the limb; limb widely rhombic to trulliform, emarginate at the apex, cordate at the base; limb color yellow with pale maroon stains covered by white strigose indument.A
Distribución
México (país) NativoA
Categoría IUCN
No incluidaB
Categoría NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010
No incluidaC
Usos (notas)
Campeche: the medium size leaves are used against colic while the grounded and boiled (some minutes) roots are taken as tea for the same condition; Chiapas: tea used against pains (type of pain is not specified); Mexico: the roots are used as antidote against snakebites and for gastrointestinal complaints caused by drinking cold beverages while having a “warm” body, against air in the stomach, dysentery, diarrhea, and used in women’s health: menstruation pains, dark blood, or to boost fertility. In occasions, it is also used against nausea, vomiting, green diarrhea, stomachaches, cramps, and colic; Oaxaca: the stem and the whole plant are used against erysipelas (skin infection), diabetes, and irregular menstruations; dry fruits are used to treat chicken diseases; Yucatán: against
stomachaches and menstrual cycle disorders.A
stomachaches and menstrual cycle disorders.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