- Synonym:
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I. jalapa Scheide and Deppe. Exogonium purga (Hayne) Benth.
- Family:
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Convolvulaceae.
- Habitat:
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Cultivated in the Nilgiris and Poona.
- English:
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Jalap.
- Folk:
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Jalaapaa.
- Action:
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Strong cathartic and purgative. Usually used with carminatives.
Resin from dried root (commercial jalap) contains beta-D-quinovoside of 11-OH-tetradecanoic acid. The glycosidal resin is known as “convolvulin”.
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Khare, C. (2007). Ipomoea purga Hayne.. In: Khare, C. (eds) Indian Medicinal Plants. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70638-2_803
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