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Ipomoea sepiaria, Lakshmana
Ipomoea sepiaria, Lakshmana Purple Heart Glory, Hedge BindweedLakshmana, Banakalami (Ayurveda)Thaalikeerai, Taalikkirai (Siddha) Ipomoea sepiaria(Image from Leiden University Libraries, Leyden, The Netherlands) Ipomoea sepiaria(Photo by George Muttathil Pulikurumba) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Ipomoea sepiaria (syn. I. marginata, I. maxima, I. sagittifolia, Convolvulus marginatus)The Ayurvedic plant Lakshmana has also been equated with Ginseng and Mandrake. Parts used: Root;…