Family : Convolvulaceae
Synonym(s) : Ipomoea turpethum R. Br., Convolvulus turpethum. Linn.
English Name : Turpeth, Indian Jalap and St. Thomas Lidpod
Origin : Africa, Tropical Asia and Australia.
Description
A large perennial twiner with milky juice and fleshy branched. The leaves are very variable in shape; the flowers are tubular-campanulate, white, in few flowered cymes; the capsules globose with 4 or less, dull black, glabrous seeds.
Habitat
India, Ceylon, the Pacific Islands, China and Australia.
Parts Used : Root, plant and its resin
Herb Effects
Laxative (resin and root) and antiinflammatory (root); purgative (root-bark)
Active Ingredients
A glycosidic resin, alpha and beta-turpethin, a volatile oil and coumarin (plant).
Medicinal Use
Snakebite antidote and scorpion sting (root); dropsy, gout, chronic constipation, arthritis, jaundice, depression, leprosy and spleen enlargement, for giddiness, vomiting and fainting; for the treatment of piles (leaves).
Dosage
Tincture: one-half to one fluidrachm (1.8-3.75 mils).
Contraindication
Moderate doses can cause loose stools and vomiting.
Reference
Habitat
India, Ceylon, the Pacific Islands, China and Australia.
Parts Used : Root, plant and its resin
Herb Effects
Laxative (resin and root) and antiinflammatory (root); purgative (root-bark)
Active Ingredients
A glycosidic resin, alpha and beta-turpethin, a volatile oil and coumarin (plant).
Medicinal Use
Snakebite antidote and scorpion sting (root); dropsy, gout, chronic constipation, arthritis, jaundice, depression, leprosy and spleen enlargement, for giddiness, vomiting and fainting; for the treatment of piles (leaves).
Dosage
Tincture: one-half to one fluidrachm (1.8-3.75 mils).
Contraindication
Moderate doses can cause loose stools and vomiting.
Reference
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