Name: Ipomoea orizabenskaya, or Mexican scammonia
Poisonous!
Convolvulaceae – Convolvulaceae.
Pharmacy name: Scammonia root – Scammoniae radix (formerly: Radix Scammoniae).
Botanical description. Climbing plant with large heart-shaped arrow-shaped leaves and large yellow (yellowish-white, yellowish-green) flowers. Growing in Mexico.
Active ingredients: resins with a strong laxative effect.
Application. Previously used as a laxative.
Poisonous!
Convolvulaceae – Convolvulaceae.
Pharmacy name: Scammonia root – Scammoniae radix (formerly: Radix Scammoniae).
Botanical description. Climbing plant with large heart-shaped arrow-shaped leaves and large yellow (yellowish-white, yellowish-green) flowers. Growing in Mexico.
Active ingredients: resins with a strong laxative effect.
Application. Previously used as a laxative.