creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble fetuses; native to Europe; naturalized Great Britain and eastern North America
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birthwort::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | aristolochia clematitis |
| Type of | vine |
| Has types | virginia snakeroot, aristolochia macrophylla, aristolochia serpentaria, dutchman's-pipe, aristolochia durior, pipe vine, virginia serpentary, virginia serpentaria |
Examples of birthwort
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Birthwort, an herb used to ease childbirth, was also used to induce abortion.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Grollman says 100,000 people are at risk of nephropathy in the Balkans as a result of inadvertently eating birthwort.
From the newscientist.com
For example, they found specific cancerous mutations in a gene called p53 known to arise from the aristolochic acid, a chemical found in birthwort.
From the newscientist.com
The highly toxic herb is likely to be present in a host of botanicals, including Dutchman's pipe, guan mu ton, heart snake root and birthwort.
From the time.com
Seeds from birthwort plant is contaminating the wheat grain in the Balkan region, leading to a devastating kidney disease affecting rural residents in that region.
From the sciencedaily.com
Grollman also notes that birthwort has been used as a herbal remedy, being given to mothers following birth because it reputedly helped to expel the placenta.
From the newscientist.com
A Chinese herbal slimming regime, using birthwort or aristolochia, was shown in the mid-1990s to cause kidney failure, with at least 30 fatal cases, and later linked to multiple tumour cancers.
From the smh.com.au
- Creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble fetuses; native to Europe; naturalized Great Britain and eastern North America
- Aristolochia is a large plant genus with over 500 species. Collectively known as birthworts, pipevines or Dutchman's pipes, they are the namesake of the family (Aristolochiaceae). They are widespread and occur in the most diverse climates, but they are not native to Australia. ...
