Argyreia nervosa (Burm. f.) Bojer - elephant creeper
Argyreia nervosa (Burm. f.) Bojer - elephant creeper
Argyreia nervosa (Burm. f.) Bojer - elephant creeper
Argyreia nervosa (Burm. f.) Bojer - elephant creeper
MC023 : Argyreia nervosa (Burm. f.) Bojer
| Plant Category | : | Climbers |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 320 |
| Synonym | : | Argyreia speciosa (L. f.) Sweet; Convolvulus nervosus Burm. f.; Convolvulus speciosus L. f.; Ipomoea speciosa (L. f.) Pers.; Lettsomia nervosa (Burm. f.) Roxb.; Rivea nervosa (Burm. f.) Hallier f.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Sundersok, Elephant Creeper, Hawaiian baby woodrose, silky elephant glory, woolly morning glory, ghav bel, samundar-ka-pat, samudra-sokh, vidhara, gugguli, samudrasoka; |
| Plant Family | : | Convolvulaceae |
| Description | : | Lianas. Stems woody at base, densely white pubescent when young, glab-rescent. Leaves cordate, 18-27 cm long, apically acute to obtuse. Flowers in cymes on long, white, tomentose peduncles, the bracts ovate-lanceolate, sub¬tending. Sepals ovate to broadly ovate, 1.5-2 cm long, white-tomentose. Corol¬la with lavender limb and darker throat, 6-7 cm long, pubescent outside, at least on the tube and the interplicae. Fruit indehiscent, baccate, dry, subglobose, 1-1.5 cm long. Seeds dark to light brown, glabrous. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Mostly around villages on thickts and small trees. |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | Brain tonic, Gyanic Problems, The root is aphrodisiac, diuretic alterative and tonic; used in gleet, gonorrhea, strangury, chronic ulcers. The leaves are maturative and absorptive; used in skin diseases and as an emollient poultices for wounds. Leaves are used as a local stimulant and rubefacient. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: Lysergic acid amide; Ergometrine; Lysergol;/Elymoclavine;/Setoclavine; Chanoclavine; Lysergic acid; Penniclavine; Beta-hydroxyethylamide; Palmitic acid; Oleic acid; Stearic acid; Behenic acid; Linoleic acid;linolenic acid; Caffeic acid; Ethyl caffeate; n-triacontanol; Beta-sitosterol; P-hydroxycinnamoyl octadecanolate; 1-triacontanol; Epifriedelinol acetate; Epifriedelinol;
Quercetin; Kaempferol; Kaempferol 3-O-L-rhamnopyranoside; epi-friedelanol; 5-O-alpha-D-glucopyranoside;
Roots: Tetradecanyl Palmitate, 5,8-oxidotetracosan-10-one; Coumarin scopoletin; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (6): Beta-sitosterol; Quercetin; Kaempferol; Friedelin; Palmitic acid; Caffeic acid; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Rare |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Paulke A, Kremer C, Wunder C, Wurglics M, Schubert-Zsilavecz M, Toennes SW. "Studies on the alkaloid composition of the Hawaiian Baby Woodrose Argyreia nervosa, a common legal high" Forensic Sci Int. 2015 Apr;249:281-93. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.02.011. |
| Reference | : | ~ Boeing H, Bechthold A, Bub A, Ellinger S, Haller D, Kroke A, Leschik-Bonnet E, Muller MJ, Oberritter H, Schulze M, Stehle P and Watzl B; "Critical review: vegetables and fruit in the prevention of chronic diseases"; Eur J Nutr (2012); 51(6): 637-63 PMID : 22684631 ~ Meher Ashutosh, Agrahari Anuj kumar and Padhan Amiya Ranjan; "A LITERATURE REVIEW ON ARGYREIA NERVOSA (BURM. F.) BOJER "; IJRAP (2011); 2(5): 1501-1504 PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Asteridae |
| Order | : Solanales |
| Family | : Convolvulaceae - Morning-glory family |
| Genus | : Argyreia Lour. - argyreia |
| Species | : Argyreia nervosa (Burm. f.) Bojer - elephant creeper |