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Specimen profile
Giant Potato
Ipomoea mauritiana · Convolvulaceae
Skt · Vidari — “Tuber that tears open the earth during expansion”Hindi · BilaikandMal · PalmudukkuTam · Nilappoosanikkilangu
A massive perennial climber prized for its giant, milky, galactagogue and cooling tuberous root.
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Ipomoea mauritiana is an extensive twinning vine bearing deeply palmately lobed leaves and attractive reddish-purple funnel-shaped flowers. Its huge, globose tuberous roots exude a milky juice and hold exceptional moisture and sweet nutrition. In South Indian Ayurvedic tradition, it serves as the classical source of Ksheeravidari.
Identification markers
Glabrous twining vine with palmately 5-7 lobed leaves; large pinkish-purple bell-shaped corollas; massive starchy tubers with white milky latex.
Rasa
Madhura, Tikta
Guna
Guru, Snigdha, Picchila
Virya
Sheeta
Vipaka
Madhura
Prabhava
Stanyajanana
Dosha effect
VP- K+
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