- Botanical Name
- Ipomoea pes-caprae
Beach Morning Glory
Details
Ipomoea pes-caprae is a creeping vine that grows on beaches across the tropics. It is a halophyte, a plant that tolerates salt, and is listed as pantropical. The name means "goat's foot" in Latin and refers to the leaf outline, which resembles the footprint of a goat. In Australia it is a commonly used Aboriginal medicine, applied as a poultice for stingray and stonefish stings. In Brazil the subspecies brasiliensis is known as salsa-da-praia in folk medicine and is used to treat inflammation and gastrointestinal disorders. In the Philippines it is called bagasua and is used to treat rheumatism, colic, oedema, whitlow and piles. The page does not say which part of the plant is used in each case, so this entry records the whole plant.
Correspondences
- Elements
- No elements recorded.
- Celestial Bodies
- No celestial bodies recorded.
- Zodiac Signs
- No zodiac signs recorded.
- Colours
- No colours recorded.
- Deities
- No deities recorded.
Folk Names
- Bagasua
- Bayhops
- Goat's Foot
- Railroad Vine
- Salsa-da-Praia
Categories
- Protection
- Warding
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded.
Forms
Whole
References
References
Notes
- Akinniyi et al., "Medicinal Halophyte Ipomoea pes-caprae," Traditional uses, ritual bath paragraph.
- Aulakh and Tapan, "Plants associated with witchcraft," PDF p. 2 (Ancient Science of Life 4(1), pp. 58-60).
- Wikipedia, under "Ipomoea pes-caprae."
- Wikipedia, under "Ipomoea pes-caprae."
Bibliography
- Akinniyi, Ganiyu; Lee, Jeonghee; Kim, Hiyoung; Lee, Joon-Goo; Yang, Inho. "A Medicinal Halophyte Ipomoea pes-caprae (Linn.) R. Br.: A Review of Its Botany, Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Bioactivity." Marine Drugs 20, no. 5 (2022): 329. Accessed October 29, 2026. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9144928/. Open the Source (opens in a new tab)
1 - Aulakh, Gian Singh; Mukerjee, Tapan. "Plants associated with witchcraft and evil eye." Ancient Science of Life 4(1), pp. 58-60, 1984. Accessed October 29, 2026. https://wisdomlib.org/uploads/journals/ansci/v-4-1-1-74-jul-sep-1984/1387683.pdf. Open the Source (opens in a new tab)
2 - Wikipedia, under "Ipomoea pes-caprae." Accessed October 29, 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ipomoea_pes-caprae&oldid=1376219809. Open the Source (opens in a new tab)
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