Asarum
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Asarum is a genus of plants in the birthwort family Aristolochiaceae, commonly known as wild ginger.
Asarum caudatum 1117
Asarum europaeum flower
Aristolochic acid
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Aristolochic acids are a family of carcinogenic, mutagenic, and nephrotoxic phytochemicals commonly found in the flowering plant family Aristolochiaceae. Aristolochic acid I is the most abundant one.
Asarum
…ginger root, but the two are not particularly related. The FDA warns against consuming Asarum, as it is nephrotoxic and contains the potent carcinogen aristolochic acid. The birthwort family also contains the genus Aristolochia, known for carcinogens. Wild ginger favors moist, shaded sites with humus-rich soil. The…
Aristolochia clematitis, the plant responsible for Balkan endemic nephropathy
Leaves of Asarum canadense (Canadian wild ginger), a natural source of aristolochic acid.