Definition
A European plant with twisted roots and small pink or white flowers, used historically as an herbal remedy and for tanning leather.
Etymology
From Latin bis (twice) + tortus (twisted), referring to the characteristic twice-twisted shape of its rhizome. The common name describes the plant's most distinctive physical feature.
Kelly Says
Medieval herbalists called bistort 'snakeweed' because the twisted roots look like coiled snakes—it was believed to cure snakebites, and people actually drank it as medicine despite having no scientific proof!
Translations
ARالعربية
بستورت
bi-sturt
BNবাংলা
বিস্টোর্ট
bi-stor-t
CACatalà
bistort
bi-stor-t
CSČeština
bistorta
bi-stor-ta
DADansk
bistort
bi-stor-t
DEDeutsch
Bistorte
bi-stor-tuh
ELΕλληνικά
μπιστόρτ
bis-tor-t
ESEspañol
bistorta
bi-stor-ta
FAفارسی
بِستُورت
bi-stu-rot
FISuomi
bistort
bi-stor-t
FRFrançais
bistorte
bi-stɔrt
HEעברית
ב bistort
bi-stor-t
HIहिन्दी
बिस्टोर्ट
bi-stor-t
HUMagyar
bistorta
bi-stor-ta
IDBahasa Indonesia
bistort
bi-stor-t
ITItaliano
bistorta
bi-stor-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
bistort
bi-stor-t
MYမြန်မာ
ပြိစတော့
pi-sa-t
NLNederlands
bistort
bi-stor-t
NONorsk
bistort
bi-stor-t
PLPolski
bistorta
bi-stor-ta
PTPortuguês
bistorta
bi-stor-ta
RORomână
bistort
bi-stor-t
RUРусский
бисторт
bi-stor-t
SVSvenska
bistort
bi-stor-t
SWKiswahili
bistort
bi-stor-t
TAதமிழ்
பீஸ்டோர்ட்
pi-es-to-rut
TEతెలుగు
బిస్టోర్ట్
bi-stor-t
TRTürkçe
bistort
bi-stor-t
UKУкраїнська
бісторт
bi-stor-t
VITiếng Việt
bistort
bi-stor-t
ZH中文
Bistort
bi-si-tuo-te