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Ipomoea purga is rather difficult to break down, but if triturated with cream of tartar, sugar of milk, or other hard salts, the process of pulverization is much easier, and the powder rendered much finer. [2] When in powder form in order to ingest, the color is a pale grayish brown. [2]
The root known as High John the Conqueror or John the Conqueror root is said to be the root of Ipomoea jalapa, also known as Ipomoea purga, an Ipomoea species related to the morning glory and the sweet potato. The plant is known in some areas as bindweed or jalap root. It has a pleasant, earthy odor, but it is a strong laxative if taken internally.
Ipomoea transvaalensis Ipomoea setosa Ipomoea muricata Ipomoea orizabensis Ipomoea magnusiana. Ipomoea (/ ˌ ɪ p ə ˈ m iː. ə,-oʊ-/) [3] [4] is the largest genus in the plant family Convolvulaceae, with over 600 species.
Chemical structure of scammonin I, one of the primary chemical constituents of jalap. Jalap is a cathartic drug, largely obsolete in Western medicine, consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant growing on the eastern declivities of the Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico at an elevation of 5,000 to 8,000 feet (1,500 to 2,400 m) above sea level, more especially about ...
Ipomoea purga (Wender.) Hayne – Vera Cruz jalap; Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth – common morning glory, purple morning glory, tall morning glory; Ipomoea pyramidalis Hallier f. Ipomoea pyrenea Taub. Ipomoea pyrophila A.Chev. Ipomoea quamoclit L. – cypress vine, cypressvine morning glory, cardinal creeper, cardinal vine, star glory ...
Ipomoea indica [3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae, known by several common names, including blue morning glory, oceanblue morning glory, koali awa, and blue dawn flower. It bears heart-shaped or three-lobed leaves and purple or blue funnel-shaped flowers 6–8 cm (2–3 in) in diameter, from spring to autumn .
Ipomoea arborescens is a deciduous caudiciform tree. [6] It requires full sun and grows best in tropical conditions. It grows in USDA zones 9b to 11. They grow in soil slightly acidic to slightly alkaline with a pH range of 6.1 to 7.8. It grows leaves in summer during the rainy season. The foliage is shed after the rains stop in September. [2]
Ipomoea purpurea, the common morning-glory, [2] tall morning-glory, [3] or purple morning glory, is a species in the genus Ipomoea, native to Mexico [4] and Central ...