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Ipomoea eriocarpa

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Ipomoea eriocarpa is a slender, annual, climbing plant with stems 1 - 2 metres long, scrambling over the ground or twining around other plants for support. The plant is commonly eaten as a vegetable in some areas of the tropics such as India and west Africa. Often harvested from the wild, it is also sometimes cultivated.

Uses

Headache, Rheumatism, Leprosy, Epilepsy, Ulcers, Fevers, Menstrual pain.[1]

Parts Used

Leaves, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಮುಳ್ಳು ಬಳ್ಳಿ Mullu balli
Hindi Buta
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu Purititige
Marathi Maal ghanti
Gujarathi Odi kudaradi
Punjabi Bhanwar
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Nakhari
English Tiny morning glory

[3]

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Annual Climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

In Uganda the plant grows wild in areas with a mean annual rainfall of 1,000 - 1,500mm.[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Grassland, Savannah woodland, Cultivated ground, Waste spaces, On clay soils.

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. Common names
  4. [Morphology]
  5. Cultivation

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