Action Purgative, febrifuge.
Seeds—cardiac depressant, spasmolytic, hypotensive, antibacterial, antifungal. Plant juice destroys
bedbugs.
The seeds contain resin glycosides which are laxative. Lysergol is also present in the seeds. It exhibits hypotensive, psychotropic, analgesic, and uterus and intestine-stimulating properties. The presence of indole alkaloids is reported in the seed.
Ipomoea pes-caprae (Linn.) Sweet. 333
Ipomoea nil (Linn.) Roth
Synonym I. hederacea auct., nonJacq.
Convolvulus bilobatus Roxb.
Convolvulus nil Linn.
Family Convolvulaceae.
Habitat Throughout India; also occurs as a weed.
English Pharbitis seeds.
Ayurvedic Antah-kotarpushpi, Kaalaanjani (provisional synonym), Krishnabija, Kaalaadaanaa, Shyaamabija, Shanlthani, Jhaaramaaricha.
Unani Kaalaadaanaa.
Siddha/Tamil Kaakkattan.
Action Purgative and blood- purifier. A substitute for Jalap. Seeds—antifungal.
The seeds from Pakistan contain alkaloids—lysergol, chanoclavine, penniclavine, isopenniclavine and elymoclavine. Also contain 14.2% resin and glucosides.
Commercial samples of the drug contain 14—15% of crude resinous matter. Research has shown that glycosidal part of the resin is inert; the nonglycosidal resin (2% of the drug) causes copious purgation in doses of 250 mg. Besides the resinous matter, the seeds contain a fixed oil (12.4%) and small amounts of saponin, mucilage and tannin.
The flowers of the plant contains anthocyanin pigments.
The plant extract exhibited hypoglycaemic activity in rats.
Dosage Seed—3—6 g powder.
(CCRAS.)
lpomoea pes-caprae
(Linn.) Sweet.
Synonym I. biloba Forsk. Family Convolvulaceae.
