White day glory

The scientific name of White day glory: Operculina turpethum, Merremia turpethum.

Name of White day glory in different languages:-

English: Turpeth, Indian Jalap, St. Thomas lid pod, transparent wood rose.

Sanskrit: Kalaparni, Tripudy

Hindi: निशोथ nisoth, पनिला panila, पिठोरी pitohri

Malayalam: Kuzhalkonna- കുഴൽക്കൊന്ന, Trikolpakonna ത്രികോൽപ്പക്കൊന്ന.

Plant description:

White day glory- Merremia Turpethum is a perennial herb with hairy vines found the altitudes below 100 meters., growing up to 5 meters in length. The leaves are alternate, ovate, oblong, and cordate at the base. The flowers are white and large, axillary. Fruit is a capsule; dried root is a useful part of this plant.

Useful plant parts:

Root

Leaf Arrangement

Medicinal uses:  

To treat Fever, used as a purgative(Virechana) medicine.

Chemical content:

Mild laxative

White day glory is the one of the ingredients in the Ayurveda medicines like-