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Aristolochia chilensis is a Chilean climbing perennial vine with boomerang-shaped leaves and small fly-pollinated flowers, grown mainly as an ornamental or groundcover. It needs well-drained soil and full sun to part shade in a dry climate.
Aristolochia chilensis, known locally as orejas de zorro (fox ears), is a herbaceous perennial plant native to Chile.
Aristolochia chilensis, like the related Aristolochia bridgesii, is a larval food source for the gold rim swallowtail butterfly, Battus polydamas.
Aristolochia chilensis has ornamental and medicinal value and has also yielded the new 4-aryltetralone (−)-aristotetralone. Being in the family Aristolochiaceae, Aristolochia chilensis contain aristolochic acid. This has typically been used in traditional Chinese medicine to help with ailments from mouth ulcers to arthritis. However, the use of this acid for medicinal purposes has been banned in Europe since 2001 and in China in 2003 due to studies showing that the acids are carcinogenic, mutagenic, and nephrotoxic, thus causing much more harm than good. Although they do not smell pleasant, they are often used for groundcovers in xeriscaping.
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