Aristolochia fangchi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Piperales |
Family: | Aristolochiaceae |
Genus: | Aristolochia |
Species: | A. fangchi
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Binomial name | |
Aristolochia fangchi Y.C.Wu ex L.D.Chow & S.M.Hwang
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Synonyms[1] | |
Isotrema fangchi (Y.C.Wu ex L.D.Chow & S.M.Hwang) X.X.Zhu, S.Liao & J.S.Ma |
Aristolochia fangchi (Chinese: 广防已 guang fang ji), is a species of flowering plant in the family Aristolochiaceae, native to Vietnam and southeast and south-central China.[1]
In 1993, a series of end-stage renal disease cases were reported from Belgium associated with a weight loss treatment, where Stephania tetrandra (Chinese: 粉防己 fen fang ji) in a herbal preparation was accidentally substituted with Aristolochia fangchi.[2][3] More than 105 patients were identified with nephropathy following the ingestion of this preparation from the same clinic from 1990 to 1992. Many required renal transplantation or dialysis.[4]