Common name:
English:
Indian Jalap,
white day glory.
Hindi:
Nisoth,
Pitohri.
Tamil:
Adimbu,
Sivatai.
Kannada:
Bangada balli.
Sanskrit:
Nishotra,
Triputa,
Trivrutt,
Trivrutha
Botanical name:
Operculina turpethum.
Synonym:
Ipomea turpethum
Family:
Convolvlaceae.
Large twinning herb with milky juice.
Roots branched fleshy.
Stem winged.
Leaves:
Ovate, cordate 4-10 x 1.5- 7 cm
Flowers:
White,
funnel shaped.
Fruits:
The capsules
is rounded, being 1 to 1.5 cm and contains normally 4 black, smooth seeds.
Medicinal properties:
Dried
roots with intact bark, constitute the drug. It contain “Turpenthin”. Powdered
roots used as purgative.
