Ipomoea pes-caprae | SMPB Kerala

Family: Convolvulaceae
Vernacular names: Aattadambu, Adumbuvalli, Adambuvalli, Chunvanna-adambu, ആറ്റടമ്പ്, അടമ്പുവള്ളി, അടമ്പുവള്ളി, ചുവന്ന-അടമ്പ് (Malayalam), Goat's foot creeper (English), Dopatilata (Hindi), Kudhirai kulambu (Tamil)
Distribution: Circumtropical
Description: Stout creepers. Leaves shallowly 2-lobed. Flowers purple, pink or violet, solitary or few in axillary cymes. Capsule subglobose, glabrous; seeds brownish-tomentose.
Habit: Climbers/Lianas
Habitat: Sandy sea coasts and mangrove forests, also in the plains
Flowering & Fruiting: November-March

Parts used: Whole plant
Properties & Uses: Stomachic, laxative and diuretic. The whole plant is used in skin diseases, swellings, wounds, ulcers, dropsy, hemorrhoids, vomiting and burning sensation.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk,
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