BOTANICAL NAME

CONVOLVULUS PLURICAULIS

FAMILY

CONVOLVULACEAE

SUBSTITUTE

EVOLVULUS ALSINOIDES

OTHER NAMES

SANSKRIT : Laghuvishnukranta, Nilapushpi, Nilasankhapuspi, Sankhapuspi, Shankhapushpi, Vaishnava, Vishnugandhi, Vishnukranta, Vishnukranti, Visnukranta

HINDI : Shankapushpi, Shyamakranta, Syamakranta, Visnukranta, Sankhpuspi, Phooli, Shankaveli, Sankhpushpi, Shnkhahuli

DISTRIBUTION

it originates in whole of india, particularly in hard areas

DOSE

Kalk 10 - 20 gms.

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Microphyllic acid, Maltose, Kamepferol, N-hexacosanol, N-octacosanol, N, N-triacontanol, Shankhpushpine, Ceryl alcohol

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Snigdh, Pichil

Tikt

Madhur

Sheet

Medhya

THERAPEUTIC USES

Hair tonic

Haematemesis

Rasayan and strength promoter

Antipyretic

FORMULATIONS (Yog)

Abhrak bhasma

Agastya haritki rasayana

Brahmi ghrita

Brahmi vati

Manasamitra gutika