Aristolochia sinaloae Brandegee
Descripción
Procumbent. Petioles (0.3–) 1.0–2.0 cm long. Leaf blades cordate to sagittate, apex acute, rounded to mucronulate, base auriculate, (2.0–) 4.0–6.0(8.5) long (1.0–) 3.5–6.0 wide cm. Flowers axillary, solitary; flower peduncles 0.3–0.5 cm long. Bract triangulate. Perianth 3.5–4.0 cm long; utricle obovoid; tube bent 125º–140º, tubular; limb ellipsoid, retuse at the apex, cordate at the base; limb color light yellowish-brown with a slim line vinaceous around the limb.A
Distribución
México (país) EndémicoA
Categoría IUCN
No incluidaB
Categoría NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010
No incluidaC
Usos (notas)
Chihuahua: A decoction of the root is drunk against “empacho” (condition related with indigestion) and as wash for sores; Durango: the decocted roots are used against stomach ailments, diarrhea, and “empacho”; Sinaloa: the whole plant is used to relieve blisters, stomach ailments, liver damage, toothache, “empacho,” and to treat eyes with fleshy outgrowths on its surface; Sonora: the boiled root is used to relieve indigestion and constipation; to treat diarrhea, roots are cooked with mint (Mentha sp.), “escursionera” (plant not specified by the author, but could be Scorzonera hispanica L.), salt, and lime, and the resulting tea is consumed on an empty stomach for 3 days; sores are treated either by sprinkling pulverized roots on the sore spot or by applying ointment with oil or boiled lard (brand “Inca”), adding chamomile, “goma de popal” (probably the author meant to say “goma de copal” or resin from Bursera sp. tree) and Aristolochia powder.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