Aristolochia tagala is commonly known as Indian birthwort and locally as Dutchman's pipe.

[1] It is widely distributed: the distribution is from the Himalaya to Sri Lanka through South East Asia (includes Myanmar, Indonesia, Indochina, and Thailand) and China, to Oceania (includes the whole of Malesia, the Solomon Islands and Queensland in Australia).

The species is found in forests and open lowland thickets, climbing over bushes and trees.

In Indonesia, poultice are made with leaves of the species; it is applied to the swollen abdomen or limbs.

[1] In Hong Kong, this species is under protection based on Forestry Regulations Cap.