Plant Details

Accepted name:: Ipomoea nil (L.) Roth [Convolvulaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
amarra-amarra	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
antah-kotarpushpi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
bharar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. by Vanraji Tribes of Kumaun Himalaya (Bhatt et al., 2013)
blaue prunkwinde	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
blue morning glory	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)
blue morning-glory	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
campainha	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)
campainha azul	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)
campanilla	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
chita bogari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cian niou zih	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
cirikki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
corda de viola	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)
corda-de-viola	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
corriola	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)
dam-at-ui-ushshaaq habb-ul-neel	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
flor-de-são-joão	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
ganribija	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
gheta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gouribija	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gowri beeja	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gǒu ěr huā	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
habb-ul- neel	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
habb-ul-neel	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
ipomée du nil	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)
ivy morning-glory	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
japanese morning glory	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)
japanese morning-glory	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
jetirana	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)
jhaaramaaricha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
jharmaric	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jigiri vidai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jirika	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
jiriki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jitirana	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
kaakkattan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kaalaadaanaa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kaalaanjani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kaaladaana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kakkanankoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kakkattan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
kala-danoh	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kaladana	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
kaladanh	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
kalamaruva	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
kalanjani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kalu danu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
katik kakkattan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kejsarvinda	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kemerot	Other	Handbook of Arabian Med. Pl. (Ghazanfar, 1994)
kodi kakkattan vidai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kolli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
kolli beeja	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kollivittulu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kotikkakkattan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
krishnabija	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
krsnabija	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
krsnabijah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
liseron bleu	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
liseron fleur bleue	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)
liseron hallier	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
liè yè qiān huā	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
lǎ bā huā	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
mirchai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
morning glory	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
mothya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
musukina bogari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
neelbel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
neelkalmi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nil-kalmi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nil-pushpi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilkalmi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
nilvel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pharbitidis semen	Pharmaceutical	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
pharbitis	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
pharbitis seed	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
pharbitis seeds	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
picotee morning glory	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)
qian niu	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
qian niu zi	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
qianniuzi	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
qiān niú	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
qiānniúzǐ	Other	Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
semen pharbitidis	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
shankhani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
shyaamabija	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
sirikki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
siyunri	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
smalier morning-glory	Other	Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
taliyari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tukhm-e-kubkoo	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
ulkansoppu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
white-edge morning glory	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)
white-edge morning-glory	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
étoile du matin	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)
ケンゴシ	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
喇叭花	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
牵牛	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
牵牛子	Other	Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
牽牛子	Other	Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
狗耳花	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
裂叶牵花	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
裂葉牽牛	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
seed	dried ripe seed	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
Leaves, Seeds		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
Seeds		Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ripe seed	dried ripe seed	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
seed		Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
seed		Med. Pl. by Vanraji Tribes of Kumaun Himalaya (Bhatt et al., 2013)
seed, resin, flower	oil	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
seed		Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
seed		Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Seeds		Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
seed	dried ripe seed	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
seed	seed	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006)
seed	dried seed	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
root		Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
root		Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007)
Fruit (Seed)		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
Leaf, Seed		Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
seed		Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
seed		Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
seed	ripe seed	Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 58 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Convolvulus caeruleus (Roxb. ex Ker-Gawl.) Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 593 (1824).
Convolvulus nil L. Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 219 (1762).
Ipomoea longicuspis Meisn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 7: 227 (1869), nom. superfl.
Pharbitis nil (L.) Choisy Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 439 (1833 publ. 1834)[Conv. Or.: 57]
Convolvuloides triloba Moench Methodus: 452 (1794), nom. superfl.
Convolvulus coelestis G.Forst. Fl. Ins. Austr.: 14 (1786).
Convolvulus dillenii Desr. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 3: 544 (1792).
Convolvulus hederaceus L. Sp. Pl.: 154 (1753).
Convolvulus hederifolius Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 123 (1796), nom. superfl.
Convolvulus lindleyi Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 409 (1840).
Convolvulus peruvianus Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 593 (1824).
Convolvulus scaber Colla Herb. Pedem. 4: 204 (1835).
Convolvulus setosus Hallier f. Bull. Herb. Boissier 5: 1048 (1897), nom. illeg.
Convolvulus tomentosus Vell. Fl. Flumin.: 74 (1829), sensu auct.
Convolvulus variifolius Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 412 (1840).
Ipomoea bicolor Lam. Tabl. Encycl. 1: 465 (1793).
Ipomoea caerulea Roxb. ex Ker-Gawl. Bot. Reg. 4: t. 276 (1818).
Ipomoea caerulea J.König ex Roxb. Fl. Ind. 2: 91 (1824), nom. illeg.
Ipomoea caerulescens Roxb. Fl. Ind. 2: 90 (1824).
Ipomoea cuspidata Ruiz & Pav. Fl. Peruv. 2: 11 (1799).
Ipomoea dillenii (Desr.) Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 4: 227 (1819).
Ipomoea githaginea Hochst. ex A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 65 (1850).
Ipomoea githaginea var. inaequalis Beck in P.V.Paulitschke, Harrar Leipzig, App.: 458 (1888).
Ipomoea hederacea Anon.
Ipomoea hederacea var. himalaica C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 4: 200 (1883).
Ipomoea hederacea var. inaequalis Baker & Rendle in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(2): 160 (1905).
Ipomoea hederacea var. integrifolia (Choisy) C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 4: 200 (1883).
Ipomoea hederacea var. limbata (Lindl.) Benth. Fl. Austral. 4: 417 (1868).
Ipomoea hederacea var. paichou J.R.Wu J. Guiyang Tradit. Chin. Med. Coll. 1979(1): 97 (1979).
Ipomoea limbata (Lindl.) Voss Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 710 (1894).
Ipomoea longicuspis var. brevipes Meisn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 7: 227 (1869).
Ipomoea nil var. himalaica (C.B.Clarke) S.C.Johri J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 5: 432 (1984).
Ipomoea nil var. inaequalis (Beck) Cufod. Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 39(Suppl.): XXX (1969).
Ipomoea nil var. japonica Hallier f. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18: 137 (1893).
Ipomoea nil var. limbata (Lindl.) Meisn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 7: 228 (1869).
Ipomoea nil var. setosa Boerl. Handl. Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 511 (1899).
Ipomoea scabra Forssk. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 44 (1775).
Ipomoea scabra J.F.Gmel. Syst. Nat.: 345 (1791), nom. illeg.
Ipomoea setosa Blume Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 714 (1826), nom. illeg.
Ipomoea speciosa (Choisy) Voss Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 711 (1894), nom. illeg.
Ipomoea trichocalyx Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 819 (1840).
Ipomoea vaniotiana H.Lév. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 453 (1911).
Pharbitis albomarginata Lindl. ex Meisn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 7: 228 (1869).
Pharbitis albomarginata Lindl. ex Hook.f. Bot. Mag. 94: t. 5720 (1868), not validly publ.
Pharbitis caerulea (Roxb. ex Ker-Gawl.) G.Don ex Sweet Hort. Brit., ed. 3: 482 (1839).
Pharbitis caerulescens (Roxb.) Sweet Hort. Brit., ed. 3: 482 (1839).
Pharbitis cuspidata (Ruiz & Pav.) G.Don Gen. Hist. 4: 263 (1837).
Pharbitis dillenii (Desr.) G.Don Gen. Hist. 4: 263 (1837).
Pharbitis forsskaolii G.Don Gen. Hist. 4: 263 (1837).
Pharbitis limbata Lindl. J. Hort. Soc. London 5: 33 (1850).
Pharbitis nil var. abbreviata Choisy in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 343 (1845).
Pharbitis nil var. integrifolia Choisy in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 343 (1845).
Pharbitis nil var. japonica (Hallier f.) H.Hara Enum. Spermatophytarum Japon. 1: 167 (1949).
Pharbitis nil var. limbata (Lindl.) Hook. Bot. Mag. 94: t. 5720 (1868).
Pharbitis nil var. paichou (J.R.Wu) J.R.Wu Fl. Guizhouensis 6: 348 (1989), without basionym page.
Pharbitis purshii G.Don Gen. Hist. 4: 163 (1837).
Pharbitis scabra (Colla) G.Don Gen. Hist. 4: 263 (1837).
Pharbitis speciosa Choisy in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 343 (1845).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Convolvulus caeruleus	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Convolvulus nil L.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Ipomoea longicuspis Meissn.	Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000)
Ipomoea nil	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Ipomoea nil (L.) Roth	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. & Pois. Pl. 2 (Valkenburg et al., 1999) Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Ipomoea nil (L.) Roth.	Handbook of Arabian Med. Pl. (Ghazanfar, 1994) Med. Pl. by Vanraji Tribes of Kumaun Himalaya (Bhatt et al., 2013) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Ipomoea nil (Linn.) Roth	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015)
Ipomoea nil (Linn.) Roth.	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
Ipomoea nil (Linnaeus) Roth	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
Pharbitis nil	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Pharbitis nil (L.) Choisy	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Pharbitis nil (L.) Choosy	Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
Pharbitis nil Choisy	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)

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