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ἀριστολόχεια

ἀριστολόχεια, promoting child-birth, birthwort, Aristolochia

ἀριστο-λόχεια (-λοχία Thphr. HP 9.20.4), ἡ,
  • herb promoting child-birth, birthwort, Aristolochia, Nic. Th. 509, 937; ἀ. στρογγύλη, = A. rotunda, ἀ. μακρά, = A. longa, ἀ. κληματῖτις, = A. Clematitis, Dsc. 3.4; ἀ. Κρητική, = A. cretica, Plin. HN 25.95:—also ἀριστο-λόχιον, τό, Hp. Nat.Mul. 32 (s.v.l.):

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