White day glory
The scientific name of White day glory: Operculina turpethum, Merremia turpethum.
Name of White day glory in different languages:-
English: Turpeth, Indian Jalap, St. Thomas lid pod, transparent wood rose.
Sanskrit: Kalaparni, Tripudy
Hindi: निशोथ nisoth, पनिला panila, पिठोरी pitohri
Malayalam: Kuzhalkonna- കുഴൽക്കൊന്ന, Trikolpakonna ത്രികോൽപ്പക്കൊന്ന.
Plant description:
White day glory- Merremia Turpethum is a perennial herb with hairy vines found the altitude below 100 meters., growing up to 5 meters in length. The leaves are alternate, ovate, oblong and cordate at the base. The flowers are white and large, axillary. Fruit is a capsule; dried root is the useful part of this plant.
Useful plant parts:
Root
Leaf Arrangement
| Shape-Cordate | Margin-Entire | Venation-palmate |
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Medicinal uses:
To treat Fever, used as a purgative(Virechana) medicine.
Chemical content:
Mild laxative
White day glory is the one of the ingredients in the Ayurveda medicines like-
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