Evolvulus nummularius

Evolvulus nummularius, also known as the dwarf morning glory, is a species of flowering plant in the morning-glory family. It is an annual or perennial plant.^[1]

Evolvulus nummularius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Convolvulaceae
Genus:	Evolvulus
Species:	E. nummularius
Binomial name
Evolvulus nummularius (L.) L.

Distribution

The plant is distributed throughout the tropics and subtropics, extending across large parts of tropical Africa, South Africa, and Madagascar.^[2] It is considered a naturalized alien plant in Taiwan and the Tiwi Islands of Australia.^[3]

Uses

The plant is used as a mild sedative and has anthelmintic properties.^[4] In Indian traditional medicines it is used for treating burns, cuts, wounds, scorpion stings, and as an anthelmintic.^[5] Phytochemical investigations of the aerial parts of E. nummularius have identified several bioactive constituents such as β-sitosterol, glucoside, stigmasterol, d-mannitol, ursolic acid, and oleanolic acid. In addition, three previously unreported compounds were isolated and structurally elucidated using spectroscopic and chemical methods, comprising derivatives of stigmastane, coumaroyl, and ursane.^[6]