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Ipomoea mauritiana - Kṣīravidārī

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Kṣīravidārī, Ipomoea mauritiana

Kṣīravidārī is the dried root of Ipomoea digitata Linn. It is a perennial climber. It distributed throughout the warm and moist regions of India.

Uses

Emaciation, Poor digestion, Debility, Menstrual discharge, Constipation, Uterine pain, Menstrual discharge, Sexual debility, Infertility, Hepatosplenomegaly, Gastric ulcer, Ulcerative colitis, Snake bites, High blood pressure, Heart disease, Bronchitis, Spermatorrhea, Scorpion stings, Menorrhagia.

Parts Used

Tuberous Roots.

Chemical Composition

Glycosides, steroids, tannins and fixed oil.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi Vidaaree Kanda, Bhuh Kumdaa, Bhui Kumbhadaa
Malayalam Paalmutakku
Tamil Nilappuchani, Paalmudamgi
Telugu Paalagummudu, Nelagummudu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Giant potato


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta, Kaṣāya, Madhura

Guna

Snigdha, Guru

Veerya

Śīta

Vipaka

Madhura

Karma

Vātahara, Vṛṣya

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alternate Leaves palmately 5-7-lobed, 6-12 x 5-9 cm, base cordae, acuminate at apex of lobations; petiole 4-8 cm long.

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Axillary cymes Bisexual Pink-purple Calyx-lobes subequal, c. 8 mm long, broadly ovate, glabrous. Corolla large, pink, widely campanulate; tube 2.5-3 cm long, limb spreading, 4-5 cm across, glabrous. Stamens included. Ovary 4-locular

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Capsule 1 x 0.8 cm Ovoid, black, woolly. Seeds 4

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

[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Moist regions, Hotter area.

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References

  1. The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-14
  2. [Morphology]
  3. [Cultivation details]

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