(Convolvulaceae) Ipomoea asarifolia (Desr.) Roem. & Schult.
Local name(s):
Medicinal use(s): treat arthritis.
Part(s) used: vine.
Field Characters: Herbaceous vine growing close to the ground. Large, ovate-cordate leaves. White latex inside of stem. Red veins on leaf and sparse pubescence on stem.
Locality: Champassak Province, Ba Jieng District, Ton Sa La Village.
Habitat:
Altitude: 219 m asl.
Collector(s): A. Libman, O. Souliya, B. Vanavong
Collection number(s): LAOS_553
Collection Date: August 8, 2003
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2252483.Project: ICBG
Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineWFO- The World Flora OnlineGBIF | Global Biodiversity Information FacilityPham Hoang Ho: Cayco Vietnam 1993, vol. 1, p. 787, plant # 7160
Medicinal properties:
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Farida T, Salawu OA, Tijani AY, et al. Pharmacological evaluation of Ipomoea asarifolia (Desr.) against carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity in rats. J Ethnopharmacol 2012, 142(3):642-6. DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.05.029
Furtado AA, Torres-Rêgo M, Lima MCJS, et al. Aqueous extract from Ipomoea asarifolia (Convolvulaceae) leaves and its phenolic compounds have anti-inflammatory activity in murine models of edema, peritonitis and air-pouch inflammation. J Ethnopharmacol 2016, 192:225-235. DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.07.048
Jegedel IA, Nwinyi FC, J. Ibrahim FC, et al. Investigation of phytochemical, anti inflammatory and anti nociceptive properties of Ipomoea asarifolia leaves. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 2003, vol. 3(3), pp. 160-165. https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/79980499/CF6618B14903-libre.pdf?1643647404=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DInvestigation_of_phytochemical_anti_infl.pdf&Expires=1771009667&Signature=MZ~uRQffwsnRxORN4XuJQhYU-E~KpJPo9la7YFh25rNdpGZrO3IyP~Bc52zYxRWy2XxSkFJRFRY7b-QJG~oE53H7vjL3NS-3Iqu0jaU3tQ7o4PtQXNQsxwfXo6UbexS2o6eXVLyuJBem7D1g~1DmtPbx42EHIU2ccZA~WEleycMjBxbiQUXEDL7L0t6ztkdvRiXXTh4bPJJdDEz27a8aB4kmiRyL8JpWSiEUtIq2MJWYE5ijH705Hyks9r4gJd4-tQD0HUS5G9SvYqxi6Y5ke~GsskDjvdr~NvdpaaFSa05g10qMhEgq9VdbZQntode2AB3YGzJylDp3nMLXcvYRow__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA
Namadina MM, Sani A. Pharmacognostic studies, Phytochemical and Elemental Analysis of Ipomoea Asarifolia Leave. Dutse Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences (DUJOPAS), 2018, vol. 4, no. 2. https://fud.edu.ng/journals/dujopas/2018_JUNE_Vol_4_issue_2/052%20edited.pdf
Saraux N, Imeri D, Luis Quirós-Guerrero L., et al. Phytochemical Investigation of the Roots of Ipomoea asarifolia and Antiproliferative Activity of the Isolated Compounds against Multiple Myeloma Cells. J Nat Prod 2022, 85, 1, 56–62. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c00649