Evolvulus nummularius (L.) L.
Family – Convolvulaceae
Evolvulus nummularius is a low growing species with creeping stem & rounded leaves.
Found mostly in wet places, along the roadsides, wastelands.
Medicinal uses –
In Indian traditional folk medicine, the whole plant is used as a medicine for hysteria, to cure burns, cuts, wounds & scropion stings.
In Nepal, the paste of the plant is used to treat scabies.
A paste made of Evolvulus nummularius along with other plants is used in the treatment of peptic ulcer.
The herb is also known to be applied to legs to reduce edema during pregnancy.
Sugimani Marndi
Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.
Ambika Prasad Research Foundation
Cuttack, Odisha India