Silver Morning Glory

At a glance

Origin / distribution: India, Haiti

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Medicine, Sudorific, Anodyne

Science studied: ERGINE, ERGONOVINE, LYSERGIC-ACID-AMIDES, PENNICLAVINE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Convolvulaceae

Scientific name: Argyreia nervosa

Common names: Silver Morning Glory, Wood Rose, Elephant creeper, Hawaiian baby woodrose, Hawaiianische Holzrose, Holzrose, Liane d'argent, baby wood-rose, elefantvinda, elephant creeper, elephant-climber, elephant-creeper, elephant-vine, orelha-de-elefante

History

The source record documents this plant in India, Haiti.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Medicine
• Sudorific
• Anodyne

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• India
• Haiti

Documented cultural uses

• Medicine
• Sudorific
• Anodyne

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Argyreia nervosa (Brum.f.) Bojer. alleviates diabetes mellitus-induced male infertility. · 2025 source ↗
• Qualitative and Quantitative dynamicity of bioactive phytocompounds in seasonal harvesting of medicinal plant <i>Argyreia nervosa</i> (Burm.f.) Bojer.: a multimode investigation through spectrophotometer, HPLC and liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. · 2026 source ↗
• Green Nanochemistry: Argyreia Nervosa-Assisted Synthesis of Cu-Ag Bimetallic Nanoparticles with Enhanced Antibacterial Properties · 2023 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ERGINE
• ERGONOVINE
• LYSERGIC-ACID-AMIDES
• PENNICLAVINE
• STRYCHNINE
• CHANOCLAVINE
• ISOERGINE

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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