Details of Operculina turpethum

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Summary	Statewise availability	Phytochemicals
Scientific Name:Operculina turpethum Genus:Operculina Species:turpethum Family:Convolvulaceae Synonym:	Chattisgarh Jharkhand Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharastra Odisha Tamil Nadu Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal	11-HYDROXYHEXADECANOIC ACID 3,12-DIHYDROXYHEXADECANOIC ACID 3,12-DIHYDROXY-PENTADECANOIC ACID 4,12-DIHYDROXYHEXADECANOIC ACID 4,12-DIHYDROXY-PENTADECANOIC ACID TURPETHIC ACID A TURPETHIC ACID B TURPETHIC ACID C
Ailments cured	Plant parts and method of its use	Vernacular name
Abdominal Pain Analgesics Anemia Anthelminthic Anti-Bacterial Infections Agents Antidote Against Antidote against snake bite Antidotes Antifungal Agents Anti-Inflammatory Agents Anti-Obesity Agents Antioxidants Antipruritics Anti-Pyretic Antitubercular Agents Arthralgia Ascites Biliary Tract Diseases Bronchitis Cathartic Chest Pain Colic Constipation Depressive Disorder Diabetes Mellitus Diarrhea Digestive Disorder Dizziness Dyspepsia Edema Endophthalmitis Erysipelas Expectorant Eye Infection Fever Flatulence Fracture Gout Heart Disease Helminthiasis Hemophilia A Hemorrhage Hemorrhoids Hyperglycemia Hyperlipidemias Hypersensitivity Infection Inflammation Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Intestinal Diseases Jaundice Kidney Diseases Laxatives Leprosy Lipid Peroxidation Liver Diseases Liver Failure Liver Injury Low Back Pain Malaria Migraine Disorders Myalgia Neoplasms Paralysis Parasympatholytics Pregnancy Pruritus Rheumatic Diseases Rheumatism Scorpion Stings Skin Diseases Splenic Diseases Stomach Disorder Syncope Ulcer Urination Disorders Vitiligo Vomiting Warts	Seeds : Extract taken orally	Chattisgarh : Dudholoma Jharkhand : Shweta (white); Karnataka : Trivrt Maharastra : Nishottar Odisha : Dudholoma