Plant Details

Accepted name:: Ipomoea digitata L. [Convolvulaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
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Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
akar kangkong laut	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
akar keremak	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
akar lanar	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
badari kand	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
bhooi kumhdaa	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
bhoomi chakragadde	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhucakragadda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhuchakaragadda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhuchakragadda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhuh kumdaa	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
bhui kohalaa	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
bhui kumbhadaa	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
bhui-kohala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhuin kakhaaru	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
bhujagumbala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhukobola	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhukshmandi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhumicakragadde	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhumicakrigadde	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhumichakragadde	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhumikashmanda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhumikushmanda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhumikushmunda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhumy-kumvali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhuumikuushmaanda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
bidarikand	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bilaaikanda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
bilai-khand	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bilaikand	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bujagumbala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cattivattu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chirigummudu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chirugummudu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cirugummudu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
devakancanamu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
devakanchanamu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
devakanjanamu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dīrghakandā	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
elaiccakitam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
finger-leaf morning glory	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
gajavaajipriyaa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
gajavajipriya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gajeshta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gandhaphala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
giant potato	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
guddagenasu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gummudu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ikshugandha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ikshukandaa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
ikṣugandhā	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
ikṣuvallī	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
kandapalaasha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kappalvallikkilanku	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karkarukamu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
keledek hutan	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kroshtri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ksheera-kanda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kshira-vidaari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kshirakhanda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kshirashukla	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kshiravalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kshiravidali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kshirvalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
ksiravalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ksiravidari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kṣhīravidārī (root)	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
mahaveshta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
matta-paltiga	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mattapaltiga	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mettapalatige	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
milky yam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
motalkanta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mothalkanta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mud bank climber	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
mutalakkanta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
naadakumbala	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
nakattayir	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nallanelagummudu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nela-kumbala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nelagumbala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nelagummudu	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
nelakumbala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nelakumbudu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nelkumbal	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
nelli-kumbala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilaippucini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilakkaliyanapucani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilappucanai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilappucani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilappuchani	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
nilappucini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilappusini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nompukayacceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nompukayam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
paalagummudu	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
paalmudamgi	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
paalmudukkan kizhangu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
paalmutakku	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
palamodikku	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
palmodecca	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
palmodha kilang	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
palmodikka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
palmodikku	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
palmotikka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
palmotikkam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
palmotikkay	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
palmudangi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
palmutakku	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
palomatikka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pattana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
payasvini	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
phalmodika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
porrani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
porranikkoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
puccarkkaraikkilanku	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
puccarukkaraikkilanku	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pucharkkaraikkilangu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pumikucumantam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pumikulmantam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sea ipomoea aquatica	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
shreshtakanda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shrigalika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shukla	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sita	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
svadukanda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
svadulata	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
swaadukandaa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
tampiravayaccattumuli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
triparna	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vajivallabha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
valli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vidaaree kand	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
vidaaree kanda	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
vidaarigadde	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vidali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vidari	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vidarika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vrashavalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vrikshavalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vrishyakanda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vrishyavallika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vrishyavardhini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
wild batatas	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
藤商陆	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
roots		Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
resin from root, rhizome, leaves, tuber		Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
root	dried root	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
root	dried root	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 5 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Convolvulus digitatus (L.) Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 592 (1824), nom. illeg.
Ipomoea paniculata var. digitata (L.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 445 (1891).
Ipomoea rubrocincta Urb. Symb. Antill. 3: 347 (1902).
Ipomoea rubrocincta var. brachyloba Urb. Symb. Antill. 7: 341 (1912).
Quamoclit digitata G.Don Gen. Hist. 4: 260 (1837).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Ipomoea digitata	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015)
Ipomoea digitata L.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. & Pois. Pl. 2 (Valkenburg et al., 1999) Orders & Families of Med. Pl. in Philippines (Carag & Buot, 2017) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Ipomoea digitata Linn.	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)

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