📢 Ipomoea pes-caprae

Traditional Herbs from Ipomoea pes-caprae

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• Provide enough fresh leaves and stems of katang-katang.
• Wash them thoroughly then mash or puree them together.
• Put them as a poultice on sprained joints.

eczema

• Boil 30 g fresh roots with 3 glasses of water until 1 glass remains.
• Cool and strain every day until healed.

What is Ipomoea pes-caprae Looks like??

Parts of Ipomoea pes-caprae that could be used

• Leaves
• Seeds
• Roots

Ipomoea pes-caprae Distribution

This plant is found along coastlines and tropical islands in North and South America, East Africa, West Africa, India, Australia and Indonesia. Apart from being known as a medicinal plant, katang-katang can also be consumed as a vegetable, but if the leaves are eaten in large quantities they can have a laxative effect.
Agroecology of Ipomoea pes-caprae
This plant grows wild from sea level to 600 m above sea level. Generally found around the coastline, especially on sand tongues, the soil is rocky, contains sand, and sometimes in waterways. Prefers conditions with full sun.
Morphology of Ipomoea pes-caprae

• Stems round, wet, smooth, creeping or creeping on the ground, stem color brownish green.
• Single leaves, thick, smooth and shiny, crossed, oval shape like a horse's hoof, tip rounded and split, size 3- 10 x 3-10.5 cm.
• Flowers are trumpet-shaped, diameter between 3-16 cm, corolla 3-6 cm long, purplish pink.
• Fruit is a round to flat capsule size 12-17 mm.
• Seeds are black and hairy, seed size 6-10 mm

Cultivation of Ipomoea pes-caprae

• Plant propagation by seeds and stem cuttings.
• Stem cuttings are done by sticking the stem cuttings into the sand.

Ipomoea pes-caprae, more details :

Chemical Content of Ipomoea pes-caprae
Steroids, alkaloids, terpenoids, flavonoids, saponins, sterols, phenolics, tannins., �
Benefits of Ipomoea pes-caprae
Seeds: medicine for stomach aches and cramps. Leaves: medicine for rheumatism/joint pain/aches, hemorrhoids, wounds. Root: medicine for toothache and eczema. Stem liquid: medicine for animal bites and stings.
Simplisia of Ipomoea pes-caprae

• Choose fresh katang-katang leaves. Clean them of any dirt, wash them then drain them.
• Choose the leaves and place them in a container then dry them in the sun for 5 days and cover with a thin dark cloth.
• After drying, put them in clean plastic that is tightly closed or airtight.

Another Facts for Ipomoea pes-caprae :

Synonym of Ipomoea pes-caprae
Batatas maritima� (R.Br.) Bojer, Convolvulus bauhiniifolius� Salisb., Convolvulus biglandulosus� Stokes
Habitus of Ipomoea pes-caprae
Creepers. Annual vines, reaching 5-30 m in length
Habitat of Ipomoea pes-caprae

• Coastal
• Roadside