impgc-International Medicinal Plants Growers' Consortium

Indian Medicinal
Plants Growers'
Consortium

 
Sponsor of the Month
plantmedia
you can advertise here
home herb database company directory trade leads trade shows services catalogs resources contact
 
Members Area

 

User Name Password
 Forgot Password?
New Member?

Raw Herbs  Health Remedies

Cardiovascular diseases
CNS disorders
Endocrine disorders
Genetic errors of metabolism
Genitourinary disorders
GI diseases
Immune system disorders
Infectious diseases
Musculo skeletal disorders
Neoplastic disorders
Nutrition deficiencies
Ocular disorders
Otolaryngological disorders
Peripheral nerve disorders
Pulmonary disorders
Renal disorders

Raw Herbs   Raw Herbs

Bark   Peel
Berry   Plants
Bulb   Pod
Corns   Powders
Cuts   Rhizome
Flowers   Rind
Fruits   Roots
Gum   Seeds
Kernal   Stem
Leaves   Tubers
Nut   Wood
Others

Forum   Forum

advertise with us
impgc.com blog
Home » Plant infomation

Argyreia speciosa  SWEET

   

Botanical Name

:

Argyreia speciosa SWEET

English Name

:

Elephant Creeper, Hawaiian Baby Wood Rose and Loosestrife

Synonym(s)

:

Argyreia nervosa (Burm. f.) Bojer, Convolvulus speciosa L., Convolvulus speciousus L. f., Convolvulus nervosus Burm. f., Ipomea speciosa (L.f.) Pers., Lettsomia nervosa (Burm.f.) Roxb., Rivera nervosa (Burm.f.) Hall. f.

Family

:

Convolvulaceae

 

General Info

Description

An extensive woody climber with a stout stem; young shoots and branches covered by a silky white pubescence. Leaves ovate-cordate, apiculate at tip, glabrous above, white tomentose beneath. Flowers rose-purple with 7.5 to 30 cm long, white-tomentose peduncles, borne in axillary many-flowered cymes; bracts ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 3 to 4 cm long. Fruits (berries) globose, 2 cm in diameter, apiculate, indehiscent.

Herb Effects

Stimulant, rubifacient, bitter, tonic, aphrodisiac, diuretic, stimulates cardiovascular system and alleviates spasms (seed).

Links

Herbal Monograph

Chemistry

Active Ingredients

Agroclavine, chanoclavines I and II, elymoclavine, festuclavine, lysergene, ergometrine and ergometrinine (ergoline alkaloids of seed).

Chemistry of Active Ingredients
Product Categories

Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

Product Categories
Agroclavine 548-42-5 Not Available C16H18N2 Click Here To Enlarge
Elymoclavine 548-43-6 Not Available C16H18N2O Click Here To Enlarge
Festuclavine 569-26-6 Not Available C16H20N2 Click Here To Enlarge
Ergometrine 78207-83-7 Not Available C19H23N3O2 Click Here To Enlarge

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

Chronic ulcers and as an aphrodisiac (root powder); skin diseases (latex); as a tonic, in gonorrhea and disorders of the nervous system (root); rheumatism (root and latex); for male sexual disorders (plant).

Reference

Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.


The Himalaya Drug Company.

Sharma, Classical Uses of Medicinal Plants.

Dealers

Products


More Info

Search for Pictures

Search for Scholarly Articles

Search using Scientific Name and Vernacular Names




Advanced Search
English English Français Français Español Español
Deutsch Deutsch Italiano Italiano Portugues Chinese

Trade Leads  Active Leads

white sapphire
Ayurvedic Medicine
Manufacturing
MTD Products India
Cyanotis
Arachnoidea
Extract
Lutein powder
Neem Cake Organic
Fertilizer.
Natural Water
Soluble Neem oil
Botanical Pest
Repellent and
Pesticide
100% Pure Natural
Cold Pressed Neem
Oil.
Neem oil, Neem
seed meal, CoCo
peat, Coir pots,
Coir Discs, Coir
Fiber, Hydro
seeding mulch
herbal seeds and
root

advertisements

Plant Media

about us | services | privacy policy | disclaimer | terms of use | contact us | advertise | sitemap

Copyright © 2003-10 impgc.com- All rights reserved

return to top Return to top

Raw Herbs: Bark | Berry | Bulb | Corns | Cuts | Flowers | Fruits | Gum | Kernal | Leaves | Nut | Peel | Plants | Pod | Powders | Rhizome | Rind | Roots | Seeds | Stem | Tubers | Wood | Others Fields: Buyers | Collectors | Dealers | Exporters | Growers | Importers | Local Traders | Other Traders | NGO | Producers | Providers | Retailers | Suppliers | Wholesalers | Manufacturer | Other Traders : Herb Database | Directory | Trade Leads: Pure Herbs | Ayurvedic Products | Herbal Extracts | Dried Herbs | Spice Herbs | Essential Oil | Herbal Powder | Natural Herbs | Herbal Nutrients | Spice Oil | Herbal Products | Other | Trade Shows | Catalogs | See also www.antibodydirectory.com | www.enzymedirectory.com