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'''Ipomoea nil''' is a climbing, herbaceous annual or perennial plant producing stems that either twine into other plants for support or sprawl along the ground. The plant is gathered from the wild for local medicinal use.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Oedema}}, {{Uses|Oliguria}}, {{Uses|Ascariasis}}, {{Uses|Constipation}}, {{Uses|Mental disorders}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
===Food===
Ipomoea nil can be used in Food. Tender leaves are cooked as vegetable.<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Parts Used==
===Prabhava===
===Nutritional components===
Hibiscus sabdariffa Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-A, Thiamine(B1), Riboflavin (B2), Niacin (B3), Pantothenic acid (B5), B6, C; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, Zinc<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Habit==
==How to plant/cultivate==
The plant is not frost hardy, but can be grown outdoors as a tender annual in temperate zones.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>. Ipomoea nil is available through August to November<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[Chemistry]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Ipomoea+nil Cultivation]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.96, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
</references>
