Chinese Birthwort

At a glance

Origin / distribution: China, JP, TW

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Abdomen, Anodyne, Bite(Snake), Circulation

Science studied: ALLANTOIN, ARISTOCHINIC-ACID, ARISTOLOCHIALACTAM, ARISTOLOCHIC-ACID

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Aristolochiaceae

Scientific name: Aristolochia debilis

Common names: Chinese Birthwort, ma dou ling, slender Dutchman's pipe, tian xian teng, umano-suzukusa, ウマノスズクサ, 天仙藤, 青木香, 馬の鈴草, 馬兜鈴

POWO: 92883-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in China, JP, TW.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Abdomen
• Anodyne
• Bite(Snake)
• Circulation
• Cough
• Nausea
• Stomachic
• Tonic

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• China
• JP
• TW

Documented cultural uses

• Abdomen
• Anodyne
• Bite(Snake)
• Circulation
• Cough
• Nausea
• Stomachic
• Tonic
• Carminative
• Energy
• Sore(Throat)

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Abdomen · China · "
• Anodyne · China · "
• Bite(Snake) · China · "
• Circulation · China · "
• Cough · China · "
• Nausea · China · "
• Stomachic · China · "
• Tonic · China · "
• Carminative · China · "
• Energy · China · "
• Sore(Throat) · China · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Molecular characterization of two O-methyltransferases involved in benzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis in Aristolochia debilis. · 2025 source ↗
• Characterization of two putative norlaudanosoline methyltransferases from Aristolochia debilis. · 2023 source ↗
• <i>Erysiphe ruyongzhengiana</i> sp. nov., a new powdery mildew species on <i>Aristolochia debilis</i>, belonging to the <i>Erysiphe aquilegiae</i> clade. · 2022 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALLANTOIN
• ARISTOCHINIC-ACID
• ARISTOLOCHIALACTAM
• ARISTOLOCHIC-ACID
• ARISTOLONE
• 1(10)-ARISTOLONE
• ARSENIC
• CYCLANOLINE
• 7-HYDROXYARISTOLOCHIC-ACID-A
• MANGANESE
• 7-METHOXYARISTOLOCHIC-ACID-A
• 3-OXOISHWARANE
• SODIUM
• 1(10)-ARISTOLEN-15-AL
• ARISTOLOCHINE
• CALCIUM

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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