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Official name : Aristolochia repens Mill.
Family : Aristolochiaceae

1 reference(s) related to this plant

Reference HU 01
Author(s) : Udoamaka F.Ezuruike n, J.M.Prieto
Title : The use of plants in the traditional management of diabetes in Nigeria: Pharmacological and toxicological considerations Journal of Ethnopharmacology 155, 857–924 (2014)
Symptoms : H(171)
Recipes : H(171) diabetes, stem bark of Aristolochia repens decoction , RNS. Region of use for diabetes (South south of Nigeria) , (South east of Nigeria)
Other medicinal uses hemorrhoids, rheumatism, aphrodisiac, ONS. RNS
Region : West Africa
Country : Nigeria
Vernacular name : akoigun (Yoruba)