“THE ETHNOMEDICINAL STUDY OF KOBRA

PLANT”

ELSIE MATCHICO-ZABALO

Researcher

KOBRA PLANT OF TAGBANUA

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

What are the ethnomedicinal

uses of Kobra Plant?

What describes the taxonomic

classification of Kobra Plant?

What are the phytochemicals

present in Kobra Plant?

FINDINGS OF THE STUDY

THE ETHNOMEDICINAL USES OF KOBRA

PLANT

LEAVES

cure wounds

Cure insect and

Snake bites

Muscle strength

Headache relief

STEM

Sap is used to

stop bleeeding

Cure boils

SEEDS

Cleanse urine

Lower blood

pressure

Antidote to snake

bites

TAXONOMIC CLASSIFICATION OF

“KOBRA” PLANT

A. HABIT, HABITAT AND LIFE FORM

Habit-vine

Habitat

-terrestrial

life form

-xerophyte

KOBRA PLANT LEAVES

Type-simple

Shape - lobed

Arrangement - alternate

Tip - mucronate

Base - cordate

Margin - spiny

venation

Texture

color

STEM

STEM

Type-twiner

Habit - climbing

Branching-alternate

FLOWER

Parts - complete

Sex - perfect

Attachment - regular

Symmetry - campanulate

SEED

SEED

type of germinator - endospermous

Type of endosperm - dicot

color

shape

texture

TAXONOMIC CLASSIFICATION OF

KOBRA PLANT

Kingdom - Plantae

Division - Angiospermae

Order - Solanales

Family - Convulvulaceae

Genus - Ipomoea

Scientific Name - Ipomoea sp.

PHYTOCHEMICALS

PRESENT IN KOBRA PLANT

Phytochemical

Test Leaves Stem Flower

Seeds

Alkaloid Test positive positive positive

positive

Steroid Test positive positive positive

positive

Cardiac

Glycoside Test positive positive negative

negative

Flavonoid Test positive positive positive

negative

Saponin Test negative negative positive

positive

Tannin Test positive positive positive

positive

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