. The drug plants of Illinois . IPOMOEA PANDURATA Meyer. Wild potato-vine, man-of-the-earth. Convolvulaceae.—A twining or trailing herbaceous vine; stems stout, 2 to 12 feet long; root very large, fleshy, 2 feet or more long, weighing 15 pounds or more, exuding a milky sap when cut; leaves broadly ovate, pointed, cordate, pinnately veined, petioled, alternate, 2 to 6 inches long; flowers white, 2 to 3 inches long, morning-glory-like; fruit an ovoid, 2- to 4-seeded capsule. The root collected. Infrequent to fre- quent in streamside woods and moist wood- lands throughout the state. Contains a mi
. The drug plants of Illinois . IPOMOEA PANDURATA Meyer. Wild potato-vine, man-of-the-earth. Convolvulaceae.—A twining or trailing herbaceous vine; stems stout, 2 to 12 feet long; root very large, fleshy, 2 feet or more long, weighing 15 pounds or more, exuding a milky sap when cut; leaves broadly ovate, pointed, cordate, pinnately veined, petioled, alternate, 2 to 6 inches long; flowers white, 2 to 3 inches long, morning-glory-like; fruit an ovoid, 2- to 4-seeded capsule. The root collected. Infrequent to fre- quent in streamside woods and moist wood- lands throughout the state. Contains a milky, resinous juice and the glucoside ipomoein. Used as a purgative.
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