Plant Details

Accepted name:: Ipomoea aquatica Forssk. [Convolvulaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 2

Ipomoea aquatica var. aquatica

Ipomoea aquatica var. heterophylla (Hallier f.) Rendle

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
aaraikeerai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
allai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
allaikkoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
balangog	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
balle soppu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ballel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ballesoppu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bile hambu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bilee hambu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bili hambu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cancon	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
centika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
centikakkoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chinese water-spinach	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
chinese waterspinach	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
espinaca acuática	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
ganthian	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ka-zun	Other	Med. Pl. of Myanmar (2008)
kalambah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kalambhi	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
kalambi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Veg. Drugs in Basavarajeeyam (Suryanarayana Raju, 2001)
kalami shaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kalim-sag	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kalmi sag	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
kalmi shak	Other	Ethnomed. of Garo Hills, Durgapur, Bangladesh (Khan et al., 2015)
kalmisag	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kalmisak	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kami	Other	Veg. Drugs in Basavarajeeyam (Suryanarayana Raju, 2001)
kangkong	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kangkung	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kangkung air	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kankun	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Ethnophytomed. Against Diabetes, SE Asia (Marwat et al., 2014)
kankung	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
karamuwan	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
karema	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karemua	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karmi	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
kat miniet	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kazun yoe-n	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
kazun-galay	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
kazun-ywet	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
koilangu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kōng tǒng cài	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kōng xīn cài	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
liseron d'eau	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
naala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
naalichi-bhaaji	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
naalikaa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
nadishaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nalichi bhaji	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nalika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nalikam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nalitam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
neeru bilee gadde	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
neeru bili gedde hambu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
neeru bili gedde hoo	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
neeru hambu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
neetitutu	Other	Veg. Drugs in Basavarajeeyam (Suryanarayana Raju, 2001)
patate aquatique	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
phak bung	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
phakbung	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
rabbit greens	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
rabbit leaf	Other	Med. Pl. of Myanmar (2008)
sallatsipomea	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
sarkaraivalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sarkareivalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sarkivalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sarmali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sarnali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shuǐ yōng cài	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
sumpfkohl	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
swamp cabbage	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
swamp morning glory	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
swamp morning-glory	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
taksi-vel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
taothrak	Other	Ethnophytomed. Against Diabetes, SE Asia (Marwat et al., 2014)
thantikada	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
thooti koora	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
thootikoora	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
thutikoora	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tuti-kara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vallai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vallai kodi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vallaik-kodi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vallaikkirai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vallaikkoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vallal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vallikkoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vantalakkirai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vantalkirai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
varipani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
variparani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
variparni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vellaikeerai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Veg. Drugs in Basavarajeeyam (Suryanarayana Raju, 2001)
vittiracitakkoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vittiracitam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
viyappirakakkoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
viyappirakam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
wasserspinat	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
water convolculus	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
water convolvulus	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
water ipomoea or swamp cabbage	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
water morning glory	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
water spinach	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
water-convolvulus	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
water-spinach	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
waterspinach	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
weng cai	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
wú xīn cài	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
ye-kazun	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
yě yōng cài	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
yō-sai	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
කන්කුන්	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
无心菜	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
水壅菜	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
空心菜	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
空筒菜	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
蕹菜	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
蕹菜根	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
野壅菜	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Buds, Leaves, Whole plant		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
whole shoot system		Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Leaf		Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
leaves, shoots	fresh leaves, tender shoots	Ethnophytomed. Against Diabetes, SE Asia (Marwat et al., 2014)
plant, buds, leaves, stem	juice	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Aerial parts		Med. Pl. of Myanmar (2008)

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Ipomoea aquatic Forssk.	Ethnomed. of Garo Hills, Durgapur, Bangladesh (Khan et al., 2015) Trad. Use of Ethnomed. Pl. of Saudi Arabia (Aati et al., 2019)
Ipomoea aquatica	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Ethnophytomed. Against Diabetes, SE Asia (Marwat et al., 2014) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Ipomoea aquatica Forsk.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Med. Pl. of Myanmar (2008) Orders & Families of Med. Pl. in Philippines (Carag & Buot, 2017) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Ipomoea aquatica Forskal	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Med. & Pois. Pl. 2 (Valkenburg et al., 1999) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Ipomoea aquatica Forsskal.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Ipomoea aquatica Forsskil	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
Iponoea aquatica forsk	Veg. Drugs in Basavarajeeyam (Suryanarayana Raju, 2001)

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