It is used in farm land for improving the soil fertility Pink in tropical countries (India) where it is found in carnea Jacq. ssp. fistulosa (Mart. ex abundant (Kondap et al. 1981)7. Choisy) D. Austin

Morning glory is the common name of more than 1000 flowering in the family . This family has about 60 genera which includes Calystegia, Convolvulus, Ipomoea, Merremia, Rivea, Astripomoea, Operculina, Stictocardia, Argyreia, Lepistemon, etc. Ipomoea is a Greek word, which consists of two word Ipos=“worm” or “bindweed” and homoios= “resembling”. It refers to its twinning habit. The genus is found throughout the tropical and subtropical region of the world. Ipomoea has more than 500 species, one of them is known as pink morning glory (Ipomoea carnea sp. fistulosa - Icf, Guj. name –Naffatiyo). It was introduced in India in the eighteenth century1. The Figure 1 is believed to have originated in South America, where it grows in dense populations along Animal care riverbeds, banks, canals and other waterlogged (wetland) areas. In Egypt, the farmers use it as an It is used for topical diseases such as wounds and ornamental plant. It is known as “besharam” abscess. Abhalbhai H Patel, Charvi, Bansda, (brazenness) in South Asia since it can grow Navsari crushes the leaves of Ipomoea carnea and anywhere. applies to maggot infested wounds. Rayaliben Ramabhai Bariya, Dudhiya, Devgadhbaria, Dahod It is known as canudo-de-pita in Brazil. It means uses its leaves along with the leaves of Aegle “pipe-cane”, as its hollow stems were used to make marmelos, black Datura, and jaggery to control tubes for tobacco pipes. It became the namesake of abscess. Ramanbhai Bavabhai Patel, Chimla, Canudos, a religious community in the sertao of Chikhli, Navsari applies juice of leaves along with Bahia, over which the War of Canudos was fought camphor to control maggot infestation. (Also see 1893–1897. Honey Bee, 21(4),12, 2010).

It was once thought to be an ecological disaster2,3 in Human care India. The plant is toxic for animals due to bioaccumulation of selenium in leaves and It is used for topical diseases such as abscess, seeds4.The plant cells of Convolvulaceae family fungal skin infection and pimples. Navneetbhai secrete resin glycosides which are chemotaxonomic Maganbhai Patel, Bochasan, Borsad, Anand, markers of this family5 and are responsible for the macerates 100g of leaves on stone and applies for purgative properties of some species of the five to six days to cure abscess. Narvatbhai Convolvulaceae6. Virsingbhai Koli, Nani Bandibar, Moti Bandibar, Limkheda, Dahod apply the gummy secretion of Uses of Ipomoea carnea sp. fistulosa branches on pimples two to three times in a day till the skin becomes normal. Agriculture Pravinbhai Shantibhai Patel, Kalol, Panchmahal SRISTI has scouted 42 crop protection practices makes paste from 100g leaves, adds a pinch of salt from Gujarat where this plant has been used and 25g water. He heats it before applying and (Figure 1). Farmers have used it to control various repeats this practice for four to five days to cure insects, Heliothis, aphids, leaf curl, sucking pest, fungal infections. termite, borers, fungal diseases and for growth promotion. It is also being used to protect the grains The latex of the plant is used in traditional medicine during storage. Out of the 42 practices, it has been as a topical antiseptic in lesions (Chowdhury et al. used alone in 17 practices (40.47%). In the 1997)8. Extracts prepared from the whole plant in practices where it is used with co-ingredients; hot, but not boiling, water is widely used as maximum frequency is that of N.tabacum (7 times), antirheumatic remedy in Bolivia, see Shaltout K.H. whereas with A.indica, A.vasica, Cow urine and (2006)9. Nusrat Fatima, Mohammad Mijanur buttermilk, it has been used 6, 5, 4 & 3 times Rahmana, Md. Asaduzzaman Khan and Junjiang respectively. These practices were also published in Fu (2014) have recently summarised uses I. carnea the Honey Bee (Honey Bee, 3(1):13, 1992; Honey for, “anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-oxidant, anti- Bee, 3(1):16, 1992; Honey Bee, 4 (2&3):28-30, cancer, anti-convulsant, immunomodulatory, anti- 1993; Honey Bee, 6(4):9, 1995; Honey Bee, diabetic, hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, 10(2):14,1999; Honey Bee, 13(4):18, 2002; Honey anxiolytic, sedative and wound healing Bee, 15(2):16, 2004). activities”(Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine, March 2014).

Environmental protection Induces systemic resistance in rice Kagaleet. al. (2011)

High cellulose and volatile solid content of dried Intoxication of livestock Marilenaet. al (2012) stem material of Ipomoea carnea is responsible for its successful biogasification9. A chitinase enzyme Hepato-protective effects against Gupta et al (2012) isolated from this plant has a potential use in liver toxicity agriculture and also for environmental protection10. The plant can also cause problems such as Anti-inflammatory activity Marilenaet. al (2012) obstruction and difficulties in irrigation systems, navigation, and fisheries3, and cause poisoning and Anticancer Activity Anand et al (2013) thus affects the nervous system11,12 and lead to toxicity in goats13. Frey (1995)14 reported a rare use of dried stem material as firewood in Rajasthan, Synthesis of silver nanoparticles Pavani1 et al (2013) because of its yellow flame. Promote menstruation, cure Rout and Kar (2013) Industrial use Leucoderma, manage convulsions and psychosis Despite the abundant availability of the plant, proper industrial application has not been attempted so far. Antiseptic and antimicrobial Shaltoutet al (2006); As early as 1600 BC, Olmecs15 produced balls used properties Khatiworaet al in the Mesoamerican ballgame for which the sap of (2012); Tayunget al these plants16 was used for vulcanisation of (2012) the latex. The stem of I. carnea can be used for making paper17. Frey (1995)14 reported use of entire Ipomoea carnea subsp. fistulosa as a raw material Rheumatism Shaltoutet al for paper-bag production in the surroundings of (2006);Khalid et al Tiruchirapalli and along the Eastern Ghats in India. (2011)

Tirkey et al.18 reported that dried powdered leaves Wound healing activity Ambigaet al (2007) contain alkaloids, reducing sugars, glycosides and tannins. These chemicals make Ipomoea carnea Phytoremediation of heavy metals Ghosh M. and Singh one of the important future raw materials for S.P. (2005) industrial application. Various applications of this group of plants from the community level to Anti-diabetic effects Kadiyawalaet al industrial and formal scientific applications suggest (2012) that it should not be treated as a mere weed. Bioremediation of toxic substances particularly form HIV-1 RT inhibitory potential Woradulayapinijet al dye industries are under evaluation by using its (2005) hairy root culture19.

Patents Adenocarcinoma de colon (L- Lamidi et al., 2000 HT29C) and human lymphocyte The patent search for Ipomea carnea sp. fistulosa (L-THP) cell line invitro assay of had shown two patent applications to control leaf extract - No cytotoxicity Ipomea carnea spp fistulosa filed by Bayer Cropscience Ag in the year 2006 (Application number US 11/537,858; Publication number US 20080026945 A1 and US 7888286 B2).

Table 1: Other reported properties of Ipomoea References carnea sp. fistulosa

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