Water morning glory

            Convolvuilaceae

            Swamp cabbage, water morning glory

            Phak bung Thai (Central), phak bung (Gerenal), phak thot yot (Bangkok), phak bung daeng, phak bung na, kam chon (Shan-Mae Hong Son), hon do (Karen-Mae Hong Son). (Kanchana Diwiset, et al., compilers, 1999 , p. 137)

            Herbaceous plant, floating or creeping, found in wet areas such as swamps or canals, stem hollow, rooting at the nodes, red or white. Leaves are simple, alternate, triangular-acuminate, saggitateor sometimes linear, glabrous, 3-10 cm. long, 1-9 cm wide. Inflourescence axillary with 1-5 bell-shaped flowers, white or purplish, capsule globose; seeds round and black. (Kanchana Diwiset, et al. compilers, 1999, p. 137)

            Red variety: 100 gm. gives 15 kilo-calories; 99.4 gm. water, 1.9 gm. carbohydrates, 1.5 gm. protein, 0.2 gm fat, 0.8 gm residue, 2 mg. calcium, 14 mg. phosphorus, 2.6 mg. iron, 5,834 IU Vitamin A, 10.5 mg. Vitamin B1, 0.3 mg. Vitamin B2, 0.44 mg. niacin, 14 mg. Vitamin C. White Variety: 100 gm. gives 22 kilo-calories, 92.6 gm water, 1.9 gm carbohydrates, 1.5 gm. protein, 0.2 gm. fat, 1.1 gm. residue, 3 mg. calcium, 22 mg. phosphorus, 3 mg. iron, 11,447 IU Vitamin A, 0.03 mg. Vitamin B1, 0.44 mg. Vitamin B2, 0.9 mg niacin, 16 mg. Vitamin C. (Phennapha Sapcharoen and Kanchana Diwiset, editors, 1999, p. 129)

Good for eyesight, constipation, laxative, gonorrhea, urination, nerve related problems, insomnia, blood in the feces (Phak Phuen Ban Ahan Thai, 2005, p. 84). Used as an anti-toxicant. (Phennapha Sapcharoen and Kanjana Diwiset, editors, 1999, p. 129)

            All year round

            

Kanchana Diwiset, et al., compilers. (1999). Phak Phuen Ban Phak Klang. Kanchana Diwiset, editor. Nonthaburi: Project for Text Development on Traditional Thai Medicine. (in thai).

Phak Phuen Ban Ahan Thai. (2005). Bangkok: Saeng Daet. (in thai).

Phennapha Sapcharoen and Kanchana Diwiset, editors. (1999). Mai Rim Rua: Samunphrai kap watthanatham Thai (2^nd ed.). Nonthaburi: Institute of Traditional Thai Medicine.(in thai).