Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Ipomoea alba
Scientific Name and Description
Ipomoea alba L
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Calonyction bona-nox BOJER
Ipomoea bona-nox HEYNE EX STEUD.
Ipomoea grandiflora ROXB.
Ipomoea bona-nox HEYNE EX STEUD.
Ipomoea grandiflora ROXB.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Common names | moonflower, white moonflower |
| English | moonflower |
| Hindi | dudhia-kalmi, dudhiakalmi |
| Kannada | candrakanti, chandra kaanthi, chandra pushpa, chandrakaanthi, chandrakanti, gula chaandani, kaadu katthi kaayi |
| Malayalam | mandavalli, munda-valli, mundavalli, muntavalli |
| Sanskrit | chandrakanti, mandavalli, netramila, pathmapu-todami, patmapu, patratanduli, tanduli, tiktamla, visarpini, yavatikta |
| Tamil | ampuli, cantirakanti, ellinataki, ellinatakicceti, kairalam1, kairavi1, kairavicceti, kankurkirai, kankurkiraicceti, kanti1, kuccirakitacceti, kuccirakitam, kulirkanti, kulirkanticceti, manicakacceti, nagamughatei, nagamukkori, naganamukkorai, nakamukkorri, navalarkkantam, nicamani, nicamanicceti, nikanayacceti, nikanayam, taricavacceti, taricavam, tuvicapati, tuvicapaticceti, vellatampu |
| Telugu | naagaramukkatte, nagaramukkatte, pandithivankaaya, panditivankaya, panditivankayya |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Leaves
Ethnopharmacology use
Ipomoea alba L.
Habit - Herb
Parts used - Leaves
Application - Skin diseases
Treatment - General
References - Deepak and Gopal 2014
References
Literature
Literature
Deepak and Gopal 2014
Flora of Rajasthan Vol.2 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
FOREST FLORA OF MEGHALAYA VOL 2 Author - HARIDASAN K & RAO R R
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Ipomoea alba. (2024, June 24). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipomoea_alba