Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Merremia tridentata
Scientific Name and Description
Merremia tridentata (L.)H. HALL.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Ipomoea tridentata (L.)ROTH.
Merremia hastata (DESR. ) HALLIER. F.
Merremia tridentata (L.) HAILLIER subsp. tridentata
Merremia tridentata (L.) HALL. F. subsp. hastata (DESR.) OOST.
Merremia hastata (DESR. ) HALLIER. F.
Merremia tridentata (L.) HAILLIER subsp. tridentata
Merremia tridentata (L.) HALL. F. subsp. hastata (DESR.) OOST.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | merremia vine |
| Kannada | elikivi soppu, ilikivi soppu, llikivisoppu |
| Malayalam | prasarani, prasarini, sendera-clandi, tala-neli, talanili |
| Marathi | kalivel, semder-kalaudi |
| Sanskrit | prasarani, prasarini |
| Tamil | ammaiyar kuntal, auvaiyar kundal, auvaiyar kuntal, kutirai varpul, mudiyaakkonthal, mudiyakunthal, mudiyarkkoonthal, mutiyakuntal, mutiyarkuntal, savolikkoti, tirippanpul |
| Telugu | seethamma jada, seethammasavaramu, sitasavaram, sunchumutthi |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Merremia tridentata (L.) Hallier f
Habit - Herb
Parts used - Whole plant
Application - Intestinal worms; constipation; hair growth; rheumatism; piles; urinary disorders; diabetes; tooth problems
Treatment - General
References - Rao et al. 2006, Shanmugam et al. 2012
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Rao et al. 2006
Shanmugam et al. 2012
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Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
Flora of Rajasthan Vol.2 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
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
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)