Aristolochia

Pharmacological and Ethnobotanical review of Aristolochia bracteolata L. (Aristolochiaceae) M. B. Patil Department of Botany, J.E.S’s, Arts, Science and Commerce College, Nandurbar E-mail; drmadhukarpatil@gmail.com Abstract The present study deals with review of pharmacological and ethnobotanical uses of Aristolochia bracteolata L. from family Aristolochiaceae is commonly known as Kida-mari, Gidan-pala. The plant has been used widely by traditional practitioners for the treatment of various

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