Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Ipomoea obscura
Scientific Name and Description
Ipomoea obscura KER.-GAWL.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Convolvulus gemellus BURM.F.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Common names | Lakshmana,obscure morning glory, small white morning glory, |
| Hindi | pan-bel |
| Kannada | bilichita bogari, bokadi mooguthi balli |
| Malayalam | cerutali, cherutali, tirutali |
| Marathi | bokadi, phugali, pilibonvari, Sukandi |
| Sanskrit | laksmana, vachagandha |
| Sanskrit | laksmana, vachagandha |
| Tamil | chirudali, chirutali, cirutali, kuruguttali, kurukutali, kurukuttali, kuruntali, kuruttuttali, kuruvilatcumi, narrali1, nuraipperini, nuraipperinikkoti, sirrootalie elley, sirudali, siruttalai, siruttali, tali |
| Telugu | chirudali, chirutali, cirutali, kuruguttali, kurukutali, kurukuttali, kuruntali, kuruttuttali, kuruvilatcumi, narrali1, nuraipperini, nuraipperinikkoti, sirrootalie elley, sirudali, siruttalai, siruttali, tali |
| Telugu | golla jiddu aaku, nalla kokkita, nallakokkita |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker Gawl.
Habit - Twining herb
Parts used - Whole plant
Application - Stomach ulcer; cough; asthma; cold; pain; induces conception; rheumatoid arthritis; wound; sprain; stomachache
Treatment - General
References - Ayyanar and Ignacimuthu 2005, Ignacimuthu et al. 2008
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Ayyanar and Ignacimuthu 2005
Ignacimuthu et al. 2008
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
Flora of Rajasthan Vol.2 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
Flora of the Indian Desert Author - Bhandari M.M
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 obscura. (2024, January 13). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipomoea_obscura