Ipomoea pes-tigridis - Tiger Foot Morning Glory

❏ Binomial Name : Ipomoea pes-tigridis L.

❏ Synonym : Ipomoea pes-tigridis var. hepaticifolia,Ipomoea hepaticifolia

❏ Family : Convolvulaceae

❏ Common Name : Tiger Foot Morning Glory

❏ Tamil Name : Poonaikkeerai

❏ IUCN status: Not Evaluated

Ipomoea pes-tigridis Botanical Description

Densely hispid twiners. Leaves broadly orbicular, deeply 5-9-lobed; lobes obovate, apex acute to acuminate; petiole 3-7 cm long. Flowers subsessile in axillary, capitate clusters; peduncle c. 7 cm long. Bracts oblong, acute, villous. Calyx-lobes unequal, 8-12 mm long, ovate-acuminate, pubescent. Corolla white, 3-4 cm long, c. 4 cm across, funnel-form. Ovary c. 1 mm long, conical. Capsule 8-10 mm long, ovoid, brown. Seeds c. 4 mm long, pubescent, black.

Fl. &Fr.: September-December

Ipomoea pes-tigridis Medicinal uses

❀ The mashed leaves are applied as a poultice on sores, boils, pimples, and tumours

❀ The leaf powder is smoked to get relief from bronchial spasm

❀ The entire plant is crushed and the juice extracted and take orally for treatment of or prevention of rabies if bitten by a rabid dog

❀ A decoction of the root is considered purgative and is also administered as a treatment for haemoptysis

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