Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Merremia emarginata
Scientific Name and Description
Merremia emarginata (BURM.F.) HALL.F.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Evolvulus emarginatus BURM.F.
Ipomoea reniformis (ROXB.) CHOISY
Merremia gangetica (L.) CUFO.
Ipomoea reniformis (ROXB.) CHOISY
Merremia gangetica (L.) CUFO.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | rats ear |
| Hindi | musakani, musakari, mushakani |
| Kannada | althi gida, elikivi soppu, ilikivi soppu, mooshikaparni, thigade, valliharuhi |
| Malayalam | eliccevi |
| Marathi | umdrakani, underkani |
| Sanskrit | adibhu, akhukarni, akhuparni, akhuparnika, bahukarnika, bahupadika, bhudaribhava, bhudharashraya, bhudharasrya, bhumichari, chandaa, chitra, darduraparnika, dravanti, elikkatukkirai, krishika, mata, mekaparni, mooshakarni, musakarni, mushakaparni, mushakarni, mushikavhaya, musikahvaya, musikakarni, musikaparni, nyagrodhi, parnika, patrashreni, perattaikkirai, phanjipatrika, pratiparnashipha, pratyashreni, putrashreni, randa, sahasramushi, shambari, shatamulika, sukarnika, suvarni, undurkarni, undurukarni, undurukarnika, upchitra, vikranta, vrishaparni, vrishchikakarni |
| Tamil | akatilai, akukarni, campari, cikappueliccevikkirai, civappeliccevi, eliccevi, eliccevikkirai, eliccevipputu, elikadilai, elikkadhu-keerai, elikkadilai, elikkatilai, elikkatu, elikkatu tutti, elikkatukirai, elikkatukkirai, irumpakakkirai, irumpakam, iyarram, kalakannikkirai, kappuka, kappukakkirai, katteliccevi , katteliccevikkirai, kiruminacani, mapali, mapaliccevikkirai, musakakarni, musakaparni, musikkay, mutikkirai, nakatorani, nakatoranikkirai, nemi, nilakkuntal, nilakkuntarkirai, paerattaekirae perretay-kiray, parattai, pavalaccevikkirai, pavanaveliccevi, perattaikkirai, peratti-k-kirai, perattikirai, perettaikkirai, perettaikkiray, piramekacatarokkiyam, pirattaikkirai, putticcireni, tiravanti, turaki, yelikkaadhukeerai |
| Telugu | elika jimudu, elikajemudu, toinnuatali, yelaka jeevi aaku |
| Tibetan | mu sa ka ka rni |
| Urdu | marzanjosh, mirzan josh, mirzanjosh |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Merremia emarginata (Burm. f.) Hallier f.
Habit - Herb
Parts used - Whole plant
Application - Boils; blisters; cuts; cough; cold
Treatment - General
References - Shanmugam et al. 2012, Sreeramulu et al. 2013
References
Literature
Literature
Shanmugam et al. 2012,
Sreeramulu et al. 2013
ASTANGA HRIDAYA KOSHA Author - ANONYMOUS
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Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
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