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Descriptor English:   Aristolochia 
Descriptor Spanish:   Aristolochia 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Aristolochia 
Synonyms English:   Birthwort
Dutchman's Pipe  
Tree Number:   B06.388.100.096.211
Definition English:   A plant genus of the family ARISTOLOCHIACEAE. Species of this genus have been used in traditional medicine but they contain aristolochic acid which is associated with nephropathy. These are sometimes called 'snakeroot' but that name is also used with a number of other plants such as POLYGALA; SANICULA; ASARUM; ARISTOLOCHIA; AGERATINA; and others. 
Indexing Annotation English:   coord with specific PLANT COMPONENTS term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATIONS or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (IM) if pertinent; Manual 26.29
History Note English:   2002 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
adverse effects anatomy & histology
chemistry classification
cytology drug effects
embryology enzymology
growth & development genetics
immunology metabolism
microbiology physiology
poisoning parasitology
radiation effects toxicity
ultrastructure virology
Record Number:   35703 
Unique Identifier:   D030022 

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