തിരുതാളി

Ipomoea marginata (Desr.) Verdcourt.  

Family: Convolvulaceae (Morning glory family)

पुत्रजननी , लक्ष्मण LAKSHMANA

തിരുതാളി, ചുട്ടിതിരുതാളി

Synonyms: Ipomoea sepiaria Koenig ex Roxb. , Ipomoea maxima

Used In 

Ayurveda, Folk medicine

CONTROVERSY

Some other  plants are also considered as lakshmana by some experts.

1. White flowered Kantakari - Solanum surratense 

2. Ipomoea obscura

3.Smithia conferta 

VERNACULAR NAMES

English- purple heart glory 

Sanskrit: अस्रबिन्दुच्छद Asrabinducchada, लक्ष्मण lakshamana, मञ्जिका manjika,  नागिनी nagini, पुत्रद putrada, पुत्रजननी putrajanani, पुत्रकन्द putrakanda, तूलिनी tulini, नागपुत्री nagaputri.

Bengali: Ban kalami, Oriya: mushakani  

Gujarati: Hanuman-vel 

Hindi: बन कलमी ban kalmi 

Tamil: நறுந்தாளி narun-tali, 

puttra-janani, தாளி tali 

Kannada: lakshamana 

Konkani: Amti-vel , Marathi: amti-vel  

Telugu:  lakshamana,  putititige

Habit: Twining Herb

PART USED: Whole plant

MEDICINAL USES

Female Infertility

Promoting fertility in men

Vishahara

Use as part of dasapuspa.