Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Ipomoea cairica
Scientific Name and Description
Ipomoea cairica (L.) SW.
Herb Family
Plant type
Climber
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Ipomoea palmata Forssk.
Ipomoea stipulacea Jacq.
Ipomoea tuberculata (Desr.) Roem. & Schult. (non Ker Gawl.: preoccupied)
Ipomoea stipulacea Jacq.
Ipomoea tuberculata (Desr.) Roem. & Schult. (non Ker Gawl.: preoccupied)
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | neeli bel |
| Kannada | bekkina hejje balli |
| Common Names | mile-a-minute vine, Messina creeper, Cairo morning glory, coast morning glory, railroad creeper |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Folk
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet
Habit - Climber
Parts used - Whole plant
Application - Fever
Treatment - General
References - Dey and De 2012, Lingaraju et al. 2013, Padal et al. 2010, Padal et al. 2014
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Dey and De 2012
, Lingaraju et al. 2013
Padal et al. 2010,
Padal et al. 2014
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Flora of the Indian Desert Author - Bhandari M.M
Flora of Rajasthan Vol.2 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol II Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
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 cairica. (2024, March 26). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipomoea_cairica