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  1. wild potato vine, wild sweet potato vine, man-of-the-earth, manroot, scammonyroot, Ipomoea panurata, Ipomoea fastigiatanoun

    tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato

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  1. scammonyroot

    Scammonyroot is a perennial climbing plant, scientifically known as Convolvulus scammonia, native to the Mediterranean and Asia. The dried root of this plant is used in medicine, particularly as a powerful cathartic. It has been used traditionally for centuries, mainly in the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of scammonyroot in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of scammonyroot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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