Note: This is a project under development. The articles on this wiki are just being initiated and broadly incomplete. You can Help creating new pages.

Difference between revisions of "Merremia tridentata"

From Ayurwiki
Jump to: navigation, search
(Common names)
(Parts Used)
Line 5: Line 5:
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
+
{{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|Whole plant}}. <ref name="Parts Used"/>
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==

Revision as of 11:09, 20 January 2021

Merremia tridentata

Merremia is a genus of flowering plants in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as woodroses.

Uses

Haemorrhoids, Swellings, Rheumatic affections, Urinary infections.

Parts Used

Roots, Whole plant. [1]

Chemical Composition

Flavonoids have been isolated from the aerial parts of the plant of Merremia genus, species Merremia tridentata (L.) Hallier. f., which include Diosmetin, luteolin–7–o- β–d–glucoside, Luteolin, diosmetin–7–o–β–d–glucoside,[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಇಲಿಕಿವಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು Ilikivi soppu
Hindi Prasarani
Malayalam Prasarani, Thalaneeli
Tamil Mutiyar-kuntal
Telugu Lanja savaram, Seethamma jada, Seetamma savaram, Sunchu mutthi
Marathi Kali vel
Gujarathi Bhintagariyo
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Prasarini
English Arrow-leaf 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

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alternate Various in shape and size, but deeply emarginated and 3-toothed at the apex, cordate at base, the basal lobes clasping the stem, petioles very short or 0.

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Polygamous Yellow Calyx infundibuliform, outer sepals shorter than inner.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Drupe 15-20 mm in diameter Pale brown Flowering and fruiting - Nov - Mar

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

Plants are usually found on rather light soils in the wild. The plant has been recognised as a potential weed threat in the Pacific Islands.[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Grasslands.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Parts Used
  2. Chemical constituents
  3. Verneculer names
  4. Morphology
  5. Cultivation

External Links