Trivrt is a large perennial twining climber with milky juice white flowers and fleshy branched roots. Plant occurs in tropical Asia and Australia. It is occasionally found growing wild upon hedges or bushes. Plant is found throughout INDIA upto an altitude of 900meters. Trivrt is occasionally grown also as ornamental plant in gardens for its beautiful flowers. It is a native of all parts of continental and probably of peninsular India also, as it is said to be found in the Society and Friendly Isles and the New Hebrides. India. Ceylon, Pacific Islands, China, Latin America and Australia also has good terrain for growth of Operculina turpethum. Malabar is also enlisted to have good existence of Trivrt.

It thrives best in moist shady places; on the sides of ditches, sending forth along long quadrangular climbing stems, which in the rain are converted by abundant of large white bell shaped flowers.

In case of cultivation, the plant is also cultivated throughout India, Pakistan, SriLanka, Malaysia, The tropical American states of Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Carolina, Wyoming and California, Mauritius, Philippines, Vietnam and Tropical Africa.

Light requirement: sunlight conditions are well described as Full sun

Soil Requirements: Wet soil

Drought tolerance: moderate

Aerosol salt tolerance: moderate

Soil salt tolerance: moderate

Fertilizer program: mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K)

Pests or diseases: None major

Propagation: Seeds, allow to soak overnight before planting

Annual temperature: 18.0 to 28.5°C (mean of 94 cases = 25.5)

Soil  pH required: pH of 7

Attractions: does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds, or even butterflies

The study conducted by Indian Ecologists reveals shocking news about the existence of Trivrt in the South India. According to them, In Karnataka the drug is in category of vulnerable species; under drugs of Lower risk in Tamil Nadu and in Kerala the drug Operculina turpethum (L.) Silva Manso (Convolvulaceae) is kept under endangered species. The most efficient purgative is thus a drug that has to be brought back considering its importance.

KSCSTE Project

The Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment has sanctioned a project titled ‘Micropropagation and in vitro conservation of Operculina turpethum and genetic fidelity analysis’ in March 2005 for a period of 3 years for Rs. 5.94 lakhs