4. Thiruthali (Ipomea Maxima)

It is also called Morning glory. The plant belongs to the family Convolvulaceae. It is a small vine with a bell-shaped flower. The plant has cooling and aphrodisiac properties. It has diuretic and deobstruent properties also. The juice is also used as a herbal shampoo. It is also used as an antidote for arsenic poison.
Health benefits of Thiruthali include:

• It is used as a laxative in piles and other problems related to sleeplessness and headache.
• It treats itching.
• The plant is also used in the treatment of liver diseases, constipation, diabetes abscesses, mental illness, and intestinal problems, nose bleeds, and high blood pressure.
• It possesses medicinal properties like anthelmintic, antiepileptic, hypolipidemic, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory.
• The dried juice possesses a potent purgative property and antimicrobial activity.
• The plant is also effective in the inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis. .
• Flower buds are used in the treatment of ringworm. .
• It cures jaundice and nervous debility. .
• Decoction and infusion of leaves are useful in the case of snakebite and malarial fever respectively.