Ipomea quamoclit (Venus’s Hair) : medicinal properties in alcoholic extraction

Ipomea quamoclit (Venus’s Hair, drop of blood, Cheveux de Venus, goute de sang) — family Convolvulacées.

Scientific synonyms : Convolvulus pennatus Desr., Quamoclit pennata (Desr.) Bojer, Q pennata (Desr.) Bojer, Q vulgaris Choisy.

This database documents alcoholic (ethanol) extractions of active substances. Our monograph currently lists 6 indications in alcoholic extraction for this species. The Lapo v2 catalogue records 17 scientific references for this species (full detail in the application).

Important — scientific references on this public page: only a short excerpt of each cited source is shown (selected abstract sentences), kept in the original language of the publication (most often English), without translation. These excerpts are not the full article text and are not a complete bibliography. The full reference records and complete monographic detail are available in the Lapo v2 application (free 30-day trial).

1. 1

   Type II diabetes mellitus

   Plant part used: Whole plant.

   Scientific references (short excerpts)

   Short excerpts only (not the full article). Full reference records are in the Lapo v2 application.

   • According to Reddy RJ (2015)

     Excerpt Antidiabetic activity was evaluated by streptozotocin induced diabetic rats where the hydroalcoholic extract of whole plant was administered orally at a dose of 250 & 500 mg/kg for 30 days. Present study was undertaken to screen the antidiabetic activity of Ipomoea Quamoclit whole plant belongs to Convolvulaceae family.

   • According to Author (2016)

     Excerpt Ipomoea quamoclit belonging to Convolvulaceae family is an annual, herbaceous plant, commonly known as mayil manikkam, akasamulla, kunjalata, tarulata, kamalata, getphul in India & distributed throughout the tropical areas of the world. These include antioxidant activity, antimicrobial activity, anticancer activity, antidiabetic activity as well as insecticidal activity.

   • According to Ho KL (2015)

     Excerpt Ipomoea quamoclit is a plant traditionally used to treat hemorrhoids, ulcers, diabetes & cancer.

2. 2

   Bacterial and fungal infections: Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus Werner, Pseudomonas putida, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus mirabilis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Candida albicans

   Plant part used: Whole plant.

   Scientific references (short excerpts)

   Short excerpts only (not the full article). Full reference records are in the Lapo v2 application.

   • According to Renuka K (2014)

     Excerpt The ethanolic plant extract showed good activity against selected gram-positive bacteria (Bacillus subtilis,Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus werneri)gram-negative bacteria (Pseudomonas putida,Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruinosa,Proteus mirabiis,Klebsiella pneumonia)and fungal strain (candia albicans).The observations revealed significant zone of inhibition & supports to antimicrobial activity. The IC50 values calculated were >100μg/ml for ethanolic plant extract, 22.12μg/ml for standard drug 5-fluorouracil.These findings revealed that the ethanolic extract of Ipomoea quamoclit has cytotoxic, antioxidant & antimicrobial activities.

   • According to Author (2016)

     Excerpt Ipomoea quamoclit belonging to Convolvulaceae family is an annual, herbaceous plant, commonly known as mayil manikkam, akasamulla, kunjalata, tarulata, kamalata, getphul in India & distributed throughout the tropical areas of the world. These include antioxidant activity, antimicrobial activity, anticancer activity, antidiabetic activity as well as insecticidal activity.

   • According to Moreno S (2007)

     Excerpt The hexanic extract from the stems inhibited the bacterial growth of Salmonella enteritidis, Escherichia coli, Bacillus cereus, & Staphlococcus aureus, whereas their methanolic extract only affected the growth of E. Leaves, stems, & fl owers of Ipomoea quamoclit were collected in San Juan de Macarapana, Sucre municipality of the state of Sucre, with the purpose of drawing their hexanic & methanolic extracts.

   • According to Ur-Rehman K (2020)

     Excerpt The study established out to find the anti-fungal & anti-bacterial action of Ipomoea Quamoclit. The fractions aqueous, chloroform, n-hexane, methanolic extract & ethyl acetate was obtained & were tested against the selected four fungal & four bacterial species which are very common in different hospitals of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

3. 3

   Adjuvant treatment for colorectal cancer

   Plant part used: Whole plant.

   Scientific references (short excerpts)

   Short excerpts only (not the full article). Full reference records are in the Lapo v2 application.

   • According to Ho KL (2015)

     Excerpt Hence, the present study aims to examine the anti-proliferative effect of the methanol, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate & hexane extracts of IQleaves (15-1000 μg mL) on MCF-7 (breast adenocarcinoma), HeLa (cervix adenocarcinoma), CNE-1 (nasopharyngeal carcinoma), HT-29 (colorectal adenocarcinoma) & 3T3 (normal mouse fibroblast) cell lines. Ipomoea quamoclit is a plant traditionally used to treat hemorrhoids, ulcers, diabetes & cancer.

   • According to Renuka K (2014)

     Excerpt The bioactive compound responsible for these activities could be isolated & identified to develop a new drug.Anticancer Activity the Cytotoxic studies indicate that Ipomoea Quamoclit inhibits Caco-2 (colon cancer) cell viability which is dose dependent. The IC50 values calculated were >100μg/ml for ethanolic plant extract, 22.12μg/ml for standard drug 5-fluorouracil.These findings revealed that the ethanolic extract of Ipomoea quamoclit has cytotoxic, antioxidant & antimicrobial activities.

   • According to Author (2016)

     Excerpt Ipomoea quamoclit belonging to Convolvulaceae family is an annual, herbaceous plant, commonly known as mayil manikkam, akasamulla, kunjalata, tarulata, kamalata, getphul in India & distributed throughout the tropical areas of the world. These include antioxidant activity, antimicrobial activity, anticancer activity, antidiabetic activity as well as insecticidal activity.

Further indications (including other extraction modes where applicable), dosages, precautions for use, and the <strong>full scientific references</strong> (complete records, not only the short excerpts above) are available in the complete monographic record in the Lapo v2 application.