Ipomoea MAXIMA (L.f.) Don. ex. Sweef.


Synonym : Ipomoea sepiaria Koen. ex. Roxb.
Convolvulus maximus L. f.
Bangla Name : Ban Kalmi.
English Name : -
Family : Convolvulaceae
Disease : Cooling, alterative, tonic, aphrodisiac, ulcers, deobstruent, diuretic and arsenic.
Description : A twinner with pilose stem. Leaves 2.5-7.5 cm long, ovate-deltoid to broadly ovate, acuminate, cordate, sometimes sagitte at the base. Flowers 2 or more in pedunculate subumbellate cymes, corolla 3-3.8 cm long, salver-shaped, light purplish or white, tinged with rose-purple. Capsule 8 mm long, smooth, spherical.
Distribution : Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Jhalakati, Noakhali, Patuakhali, and Khulna.
Chemical Constituents : -
Uses : Tubers are cooling, alterative, uterine tonic and aphrodisiac, cures ulcers. Juice of the plant is deobstruent and diuretic and antidote to arsenic. EtOH(50%) extract of aerial parts is diuretic and hypotensive (Asolkar et al., 1992).
Habit : -