Merremia turpethum (L.) Rendle
Merremia turpethum (L.) Rendle
Merremia turpethum (L.) Rendle
Plant Category | : | Climbers |
Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 336 |
Synonym | : | Operculina turpethum (L.) Silva Manso.; Argyreia alulata Miq.; Convolvulus anceps L.; Convolvulus turpethum L.; Ipomoea anceps (L.) Roem. & Schult.; Ipomoea turpethum (L.) R. Br.; Ipomoea turpethum var. anceps (L.) Miq; Operculina turpethum var. heterophylla Hallier f.; Spiranthera turpethum (L.) Bojer |
Plant Common Name | : | Indian jalap, St. Thomas lidpod, transparent wood rose, turpeth root, white day glory, nisoth, pitohri, nisottar, nishotra, triputa, trivrutha, |
Plant Family | : | Convolvulaceae |
Description | : | It is perennial herbaceous, hairy vines growing 4 to 5 meter in length, endemic to India. It is commonly found in North Circars and Deccan region up to 3000 ft. The leaves are alternate, very variable in shape, ovate, oblong and truncate or cordate at the base. The flowers are large, axillary and solitary. Fruit is a capsule with conspicuous enlarged sepals and thickened pedicles. |
Plant Location in Melghat | : | Bori Dhargad, Belkund |
Medicinal Use / Activity | : | It is actually not a purgative but a mild laxative. It is useful in fevers, edema, ascites, anorexia, constipation, hepatosplenomegaly, hemorrhoids, cervical lymphadenitis, fistulas, constipation, chronic gout, fever, bronchitis, ulcers, hemorrhoids, tumors, obesity, jaundice, herpes, induce lacrimation, and other skin disorders. |
Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: Alpha-turpethein; Beta-turpethein; Turpethinic acid A; Turpethinic acid B; Turpethinic acid C; Turpethinic acid D; Turpethinic acid E; Coumarins; cycloartenol; lanosta-5-ene; 24-methylene-delta-5-lanosterol; Alpha-rhamnose; Beta-rhamnose; Beta-sitosterol; Lupeol; scopoletin; betulin; acrylamide; stigma-5,22dien-3-O-Beta-D-glucopyranoside; Beta-sitosterol-Beta-D-glucoside; 22,23-dihydro-alpha-spinosterol-Beta-D-glucoside; salicylic acid; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (3): Lupeol; Beta-sitosterol; Betulin; |
Plant's Current Status | : | Not Common |
Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5628523/ |
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 ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
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Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
Subclass | : |
Order | : Solanales |
Family | : Convolvulaceae - Morning-glory family |
Genus | : Merremia |
Species | : Merremia turpethum (L.) Rendle |