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Purple morning glory, the '''common morning-glory, tall morning-glory, or Ipomoea purpurea''',<ref name="common names"/> is a species in the genus Ipomoea, native to Mexico and Central America. Like all morning glories the plant entwines itself around structures, growing to a height of 2–3 m tall. The leaves are heart-shaped and the stems are covered with brown hairs. The flowers are trumpet-shaped, predominantly blue to purple or white, 3–6 cm diameter.
== Description Uses== The plant is predisposed to moist and rich soil{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, but can be found growing in a wide array of soil types. It is naturalized throughout warm temperate and subtropical regions of the world.Acylated cyanidin glycosides can be isolated from violet-blue flowers of I. purpurea. These anthocyanins were all based on cyanidin 3-sophoroside-5-glucoside{{Uses|Diarrhea}}, acylated with caffeic acid and{{Uses|Sore throats}}<ref name="Uses"/or p-coumaric acid>
== Uses Chemical Composition==The seeds of Ipomoea violacea contain about 0.1% ergot alkaloids, including ergotmetrine, chanoclavine and lysergol<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common nameProperties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya===
===Guna=== ===Veerya=== ===Vipaka=== ===Karma=== ===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Annual climbing herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|4–6 cm|red–violet–blue|5|Blade widely cordate, sometimes 3-lobed, with entire margin, base deeply lobed}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|Capsule|7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|Fruiting time is July–August|With hooked hairs|many}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Grow annuals in a sunny, sheltered site. They need a lot of sun. Plant in moderately fertile, well-drained soil.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|cultivated ground}}, {{Commonly seen|wetland and coastal area}}, {{Commonly seen|banks of watercourses}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg</gallery> == References == <references><ref name="common nameschemical composition">[https://erowid.org/plants/morning_glory/morning_glory_basics.shtml "chemistry"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[http://plantswww.usdaluontoportti.govcom/suomi/en/corekukkakasvit/profile?symbolcommon-morning-glory "plant escription"]</ref> <ref name=IPPU2 "Ipomoea purpureaHow to plant/cultivate">[https://www.almanac.com/plant/morning-glories "planting"]</ref>
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== External Links ==* [https://www.theflowerexpert.com/content/aboutflowers/tropicalflowers/morning-glory Ipomoea purpurea on theflowerexpert]* [https://enkeys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/eafrinet/weeds/key/weeds/Media/Html/Ipomoea_purpurea_(Common_Morning_Glory).htm Ipomoea purpurea on keys.wikipedialucidcentral.org]* [https://www.almanac.com/plant/morning-glories HOW TO PLANT, GROW, AND CARE FOR MORNING GLORIES]* [https:/wiki/Ipomoea_purpurea Ipomoea_purpurea www.wildflowers-Wikipediaand-weeds.com/Plant_Families/Convolvulaceae.htm Kalanjani on Wildflowers-and-Weeds.com]
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