Steinmetz:Pharbitis

Pharbitis nil

Also known as (or relevant to) Pharbitis nil Ipomoea Nil Ipomoea hederacea 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