Ipomoea stans is a species of flowering plant in the bindweed and morning glory family Convolvulaceae,[1] that goes by the common names tumbavaqueros or espantalobos.[2]: 483 

Ipomoea stans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Ipomoea
Species:
I. stans
Binomial name
Ipomoea stans
Synonyms
  • Convolvulus firmus

The species is native to Mexico[1] where it is widely used to treat seizures and nervous disorders.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ipomoea stans Cav. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  2. ^ Rai, M. K.; Cordell, Geoffrey A.; Martinez, Jose L.; Marinoff, Mariela; Rastrelli, Luca (2012-07-03). Medicinal Plants: Biodiversity and Drugs. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4665-0795-1.
  3. ^ Herrera-Ruiz, Maribel; Gutiérrez, Carmen; Enrique Jiménez-Ferrer, J.; Tortoriello, Jaime; Mirón, Gumersindo; León, Ismael (2007-06-13). "Central nervous system depressant activity of an ethyl acetate extract from Ipomoea stans roots". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 112 (2): 243–247. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2007.03.004. ISSN 0378-8741. PMID 17482785.