Steinmetz:Pharbitis

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Pharbitis nil

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Convolvulaceae
English Names
  • Kaladana plant
  • Morning Glory
Natural Habitat
  • tropical countries
  • especially India
Part(s) Used
  • Semen Kaladanae = Semen Pharbitidis
Constituent(s)
  • oil
  • mucilage
  • albumen
  • tannic acid
  • resin (pharbitisin)
  • mucilage
Action
  • cathartic
  • vermifuge. In many parts of India the natives take the roasted seeds as a purgative
  • pharbitisin is the active resinous principle closely resembling the convolvulin of Jalap
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