Botanical name : Operculina turpethum (Linn.) Silva Manso
Family : Convolvulaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Trivrut, Tribhandi, Rechani, Suvaha
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa    : Katu, Tikta, Madhura, Kashaya
Guna   : Lakhu, Rooksha, Teekshna
Virya   : Ushna
Vipaka: Katu
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English  : Turpeth, Indian Rhubarb, Indian jalap
Hindi  : Nishoth, Tarbut
Malayalam : Trikolpakonna, Triputa, Sivata
Distribution – Throughout India growing wild.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A perennial twinner grows spreading over small shrubs, hedges etc. leaves simple, variable in shape, acute, base cordate; flowers white tubular, found in axillary cymes. Fruits globose capsule contain 4 seeds.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, pitta, constipation, ascites, myalgia, arthritis, inflammation, fever, pruritus, skin diseases, hemorrhoids, jaundice and tumors.
Useful part : Root.