Botanical name: Aristolochia bracteolata    Family: Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort family)
Synonyms: Aristolochia kotschyi, Aristolochia abyssinica

A perennial prostrate, herb, with an unpleasant smell. Stem are striped, hairless. Leaves are hairless, 1.5-3 cm long, blade ovate, blunt, arrow shaped at the base, margin wavy, 3-7 x 3-7 cm, hairless above, glaucous beneath, leaf-stalk striped. Flowers are 2.5-4 cm long, irregular, tubular with a linear lip, hairless externally, hairy inside, dark purple on the side of the lip, greenish yellow on the other side and in the tubular portion. Stamens are 6, stalkless, anthers united with a 6-lobed gynostegium. Flowers have bracts which are large, round, 1-1.3 cm long, hairless. Flower-stalks are 5-10 mm long. Capsules are 2-3 cm long, 12-ribbed, hairless. Seeds are many, 5-7 mm long, flat and dark coloured.
Medicinal uses: The paste of the leaf of Kitamari is applied over the wounds for helping in quick healing. The decoction of the leaf is consumed in a dose of 50 ml to treat dysmenorrhea and difficulty in labor. The decoction of the bark or whole plant is taken in a dose of about 40 ml to treat intestinal worm. The paste of the leaf of Kitamari is applied over eczema for its treatment. The powder of the seed is given with powder of black pepper to treat fever. The paste of the root is applied over the area over localized swelling for its treatment.

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