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• n  birthworts; Dutchman's-pipe

• Aristolochia
• genus Aristolochia

News & Articles

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• Singapore scientists unravel cancers linked to herbal remedies
  ( SingHealth ) A team of scientists from the National Cancer Centre Singapore, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore, and Taiwan's Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, LinKou, have made a breakthrough in understanding the cancer-promoting action of Aristolochic Acid, a natural product of Aristolochia plants traditionally used in some Asian herbal remedies for weight loss and slimming.
  Aug. 12, 2013 - EurekAlert!