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'''Merremia quinquefolia''' is a five-Fingered morning glory is a herbaceous prostrate or climbing vine. The common name comes from the leaves, which are palmately compound with 5 leaflets.
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
{{Uses|achy joints}}, {{Uses|rheumatoid arthritis}}, {{Uses|scurvy}}, {{Uses|loss of appetite}}, {{Uses|upset stomach}}.
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{{Uses|Achy joints}}, {{Uses|Rheumatoid arthritis}}, {{Uses|Scurvy}}, {{Uses|Loss of appetite}}, {{Uses|Upset stomach}}.
  
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
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{{Leaf|Alternately|3 oblong to oval|smooth-edged or slightly toothed leaflets (2-12 cm long and 1-5 cm wide). The leaves arise on long stalks (5-30 cm) from the plant base. Wing-like appendages (stipules) are found at the base of the leaf stalks.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Alternately|3 oblong to oval|Smooth-edged or slightly toothed leaflets (2-12 cm long and 1-5 cm wide).}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
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Herbaceous or perennial twiner. Stems slender, scandent, glabrous or sparsely to densely hirsute with patent hairs. Leaves palmate, 3–5-foliolate, glabrous; leaflets sessile or shortly petiolulate, lanceolate, narrowly cuneate at the base
 
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Water Plant}}, {{Commonly seen|Naturalize}} , {{Commonly seen|Rain Garden}}.
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{{Commonly seen|Rain Garden}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
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==References==
 
==References==
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[ "sciencedirect"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-540-74541-9_6 Sciencedirect]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.discoverlife.org/20/q?search=Merremia+quinquefolia Wayback machine]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation of Mentha"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://plants.jstor.org/compilation/Merremia.quinquefolia Cultivation]</ref>
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
* [ Merremia quinquefolia]
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* [https://www.discoverlife.org/20/q?search=Merremia+quinquefolia Merremia quinquefolia]
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Convolvulaceae]]

Latest revision as of 17:22, 23 June 2020

Merremia quinquefolia

Merremia quinquefolia is a five-Fingered morning glory is a herbaceous prostrate or climbing vine. The common name comes from the leaves, which are palmately compound with 5 leaflets.

Uses

Achy joints, Rheumatoid arthritis, Scurvy, Loss of appetite, Upset stomach.

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Bogbean, Buckbean, Marsh Trefoil


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

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Alternately 3 oblong to oval Smooth-edged or slightly toothed leaflets (2-12 cm long and 1-5 cm wide).

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 10-20 flowers on leafless stalks 20-40 cm long White or pink-tinged flowers Flowers are funnel-shaped with 5 fringed petals and 5 sepals.


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

Herbaceous or perennial twiner. Stems slender, scandent, glabrous or sparsely to densely hirsute with patent hairs. Leaves palmate, 3–5-foliolate, glabrous; leaflets sessile or shortly petiolulate, lanceolate, narrowly cuneate at the base [3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Rain Garden.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links