Lakshmana - Ipomoea marginata, Convolvulaceae

[Dr. Hari Venkatesh.K.Rajaraman]

Dear members...

posting Ipomoea marginata (I.sepiaria, Convolvulus marginatus), Convolvulaceae - LAKSHMANA in Ayurveda

Photograph taken from: Virudhachalam, Cuddallore District, Tamil Nadu

Habit:  A Slender Twiner with a slightly thickened tuberous perennial root.

The term Lakshmana means the one having lucky signs or marks.

This plant is described as having leaves with blood like reddish marks on them

(Synonyms: Raktaalpabindubhilaanchitachada, Asrabinduchada, Raktabindusamam patram, Kalankaparni)

Synonyms like Putraada, Putrajanani - indicates the property of the drug to bestow a male child.

Also, The plant is described in Ayurveda as tuberous (Sukanda), creeper with a hairy stem (Romavallisamanvitam) and also flowers which are as white as cow's milk (Gokshirasadrusham pushpam).

Though many plants are considered to be the source of Lakshmana across the country, another species of the same genera with almost the same features is also taken as Lakshmana. which is I. obscura

It is one of the drugs in the group of Dashapushpa (Group of ten flowers)

Medicinal Uses: Promotes body strength, corrects vitiation of Pitta, very well reputed drug to cure sterility in women & instilled as drops in the nose to women who seek a male child.

Root is an important ingredient in "Maanasamitra vatakam".

Sanskrit: Lakshmana

Hindi: Bankalmi

Thamizh: Thali kodi

Malayalam: Thiruthali, Chutti thiruthali, Kolambi (Sorry Dinesh ji i could not provide them in the native script as there is some problem in my PC)

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Dr. Hari Venkatesh. K. Rajaraman
                          M.D. (Ay).P.G.D.H.M.
Lecturer/ Scientist Incharge - Animal House,
ALN Rao Memorial Ayurvedic Medical College, Koppa, Chikmagalur Dist. Karnataka
Mob: 09590574495

[tanay bose]

Excellent photography and details Hari Ji. Thanks for sharing
Tanay

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[Dr. Hari Venkatesh.K.Rajaraman]

Welcome Tanay ji..

[VEENA NAIK]

Sir, would like to see its root, if it is available please post ..

[Gurcharan Singh]

Kindly consider I. aquatica, the leaves look much similar to that

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Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
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[shahul hameed]

ipomoea sepiaria taken as lakshmana i kerala is totally different from this plant. shall try to post a photo soon

[Dinesh Valke]

Ipomoea marginata (syn. Ipomoea sepiaria) ... is commonly known as: hedge bind-weed, purple heart glory • Bengali: বন কলমি ban kalami • Gujarati: હનુમાન વેલ hanuman-vel • Hindi: बन कलमी ban kalmi • Kannada: ಲಕ್ಶಮನ lakshamana • Konkani: आमटी वेल amti-vel • Malayalam: തിരുതാളി thiruthali • Marathi: आमटी वेल amti-vel • Oriya: mushakani • Sanskrit: अस्रबिन्दुच्छद asrabinducchada, लक्ष्मण lakshamana, मञ्जिका manjika, नागपुत्री nagaputri, नागिनी nagini, पुत्रद putrada, पुत्रजननी putrajanani, पुत्रकन्द putrakanda, तूलिनी tulini • Tamil மஞ்சிகை mancikai, மஞ்சிகம் manjikam, நறுந்தாளி naru-n-tali, புத்திரசெனனி puttra-janani, தாளி tali • Telugu: లక్ష్మణా lakshamana, పురిటితీగె putititige


Regards.

[Dr. Hari Venkatesh.K.Rajaraman]

Dear Guru ji...Am sure it is not I. aquatica...the red blotches on the leaves are not seen in I.aquatica.

 

Dear Shahul ji...

I understand your query on the difference in appearance of I.marginata in Kerala..this plant has lots of variations in the leaf in the wild...Most of the times we come across a leaf in I.marginata with a broad ovate leaf with a cordate base. But at times there is also a variation in its form with the a lobed nature(as seen in my Post).

I would like to substantiate my stand with these 2 links

1. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2068/2206877970_1859fe7b01.jpg

2. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2188/2206883826_f5a130d6e3.jpg

 

and i hope this is what makes the confusion...Refer the below link.. You can clarify that it has both type of leaves...a few with a lobed nature & also with a Broad ovate leaf with a cordate base

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3023/3034946290_e71ca960d8.jpg

 

Also you may get the reference in Indira Balachandran's text, with the hand drawn illustration, which also supports this.

 

Looking forward to your photographs too...for further corrections.

 

Thanks a Lot

[Gurcharan Singh]

Hari ji 

I had seen these on the net before writing my mail. The deciding factor would be the side view of flower. The corolla tube is salver shaped in I. marginata, funnel shaped in I. aquatica. I found my I. aquatica climbing on fence with no water near by. Here it is

http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/378b7f0280d900ae/8d5f09dafc67e20f?lnk=gst&q=Ipomoea+aquatica#8d5f09dafc67e20f

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ 

[Dr. Hari Venkatesh.K.Rajaraman]

Thank You Guruji...the plant in your link is truely I.aquatica..itself...and doesnot have those reddish blotches....on the leaves & flower is also very different than that of mine. Though i could nt get a side view's photo, but i assure that it was salver shaped in the plant that i had posted here...

 

Your link confirms that my post is not I.aquatica...Lets wait for Shahul ji's photos for further clarifications

 

[sheji ramkumar]

adding up the image of 'chutty thiruthali' -  lakshmana

 

sheji

On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 9:38 PM, sheji <shej...@gmail.com> wrote:

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Dr. Hari Venkatesh.K.Rajaraman" <ayurharivenkat...@gmail.com>
Date: Jun 2, 11:29 pm
Subject: Lakshmana - Ipomoea marginata, Convolvulaceae
To: bodhi nighantu


Dear members...
posting *Ipomoea marginata* (*I.sepiaria, Convolvulus marginatus*),
Convolvulaceae - *LAKSHMANA in Ayurveda*
*
*
*Photograph taken from: Virudhachalam, Cuddallore District, Tamil
Nadu*
*
*
*Habit:  A Slender Twiner with a slightly thickened tuberous perennial
root.
*
*
*
*
*

The term Lakshmana means the one having lucky signs or marks.

This plant is described as having* leaves with blood like reddish
marks on
them*
*(Synonyms: Raktaalpabindubhilaanchitachada, Asrabinduchada,
Raktabindusamam
patram, Kalankaparni)*
*
*
Synonyms like* Putraada, Putrajanani - *indicates the* property of the
drug
to bestow a male child.*
*
*
Also, The plant is described in Ayurveda as tuberous* (Sukanda),
*creeper
with a hairy stem *(Romavallisamanvitam) *and also flowers which are
as
white as cow's milk *(Gokshirasadrusham pushpam).*
*
*

Though many plants are considered to be the source of Lakshmana across
the
country, another species of the same genera with almost the same
features is

also taken as Lakshmana.* which is I. obscura*
*
*
It is one of the drugs in the group of* Dashapushpa (Group of ten
flowers)*
*
*
*Medicinal Uses: Promotes body strength, corrects vitiation of Pitta,

very
well reputed drug to cure sterility in women & instilled as drops in
the

nose to women who seek a male child.*
*
*
*Root is an important ingredient in "Maanasamitra vatakam".*
*
*
*Sanskrit: Lakshmana*
*Hindi: Bankalmi*
*Thamizh: Thali kodi*
*Malayalam: Thiruthali, Chutti thiruthali, Kolambi (Sorry Dinesh ji i

could
not provide them in the native script as there is some problem in my

PC)*
*
*
*
*

--
Dr. Hari Venkatesh. K. Rajaraman
                          M.D. (Ay).P.G.D.H.M.
Lecturer/ Scientist Incharge - Animal House,
ALN Rao Memorial Ayurvedic Medical College, Koppa, Chikmagalur Dist.
Karnataka
Mob: 09590574495

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[Dr. Hari Venkatesh.K.Rajaraman]

Thanks for updating with additional photographs sheji ji...Nice photos of I.marginata...

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Dr. Hari Venkatesh. K. Rajaraman
                           M.D. (Ay).P.G.D.H.M.
Lecturer/ Scientist Incharge - Animal House,
ALN Rao Memorial Ayurvedic Medical College, Koppa, Chikmagalur Dist. Karnataka
Mob: 09590574495

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[sheji ramkumar]

Thank you Hari

 

sheji

[hema lata]

lakshmana panji... this plant we are having in our college...