Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Merremia gangetica
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
Roots
Ethnopharmacology use
Merremia gangetica Cufod
Habit - Herb
Parts used - Root
Application - Snake bite
Treatment - General
References - Naidu et al. 2013
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Naidu et al. 2013
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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