BOTANICAL NAME: Convolvulus pluricaulis
FAMILY: Convolvulaceae
CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:
BHAVPRAKASHA: Guduchyadi Varga
SANSKRIT NAME: Shankhava, Shankhpushpi, Ksheerpushpi, Mngalapushpa, Mangala Kusuma.
COMMON NAME:
Hindi: Sankpushpi
English: Morning glory
REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:
https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read
भावप्रकाश-पूर्वखण्ड-मिश्रप्रकरण – ३. कर्पूरादिवर्ग
शङ्खपुष्पी तु शङ्खाह्वा माङ्गल्यकुसुमापि च |
शङ्खपुष्पी सरा मेध्या वृष्या मानसरोगहृत् |
रसायनी कषायोष्णा स्मृतिकान्तिबलाग्निदा |
दोषापस्मारभूताश्रीकुष्ठकृमिविषप्रणुत् ||२२८||
HABITAT: Common in Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Assam and in Upper gangetic plains.
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION: A diffuse hairy perennial herb with a woody root stock; branches slender, terete, prostate or suberect, sparsely fulvous pilose. Leaves are shortly petiole, linear, oblanceolate, up to 1.25 inch long, the upper one smaller, linear oblong, hairy on both sides. Flowers solitary or in pairs, sessile or nearly so in the leaf axils, bract linear. Calyx thin, hairy, sepals subequal, lanceolate to ovate, tips acuminate. Corolla pale rose, shortly funnel shaped ¼ to 1/3 inch long. Capsule globose less than 1/6 inch in diameter. Flowering time: flowers starts in first week of august and fruit appears in last week of august.
AYURVEDIC CHARACTERISTICS:
| RASA | GUNA | VIRYA | VIPAKA | PRABHAVA | DOSHGHNTA |
| Tikt | Snigdh, pichchil | Sheet | Madhur | Medhya | Vaatpittshamak |
AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS:
| TASTE | PROPERTY | POTENCY | POST DIGESTIVE EFFECT | EFFECT ACTION | DOSHA ACTION |
| Bitter | Unuctous in nature, Slimmy | Cold | Undergo Madhur taste after digestion | Cognitive | Pacifies vitiated vata pitta dosha |
MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: alkaloid
THERAPEUTIC USES:
- Regular intake of 02-03 gms of Shankhpushpi Paste is effective will act as an excellent Brain tonic & Rejuvenator.
- It is useful in Cough & Cold.
- It improves memory hence useful in Alzhimer Disease, Dementia & Students seeking memory issues.
- Improves Quality & Complexion of Skin.
- Because of having mild diuretic action used in relieving fluid retention also.
Helpful in Migraine & Tension Headaches.
INDICATIONS: Manasrog Psychological disorder, apsamaraepilepsy.
USEFUL PART: whole plant
DOSAGE: 3-8gm of drug in powder.
AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:
1. Agastyaharitaki rasayan
2. Brhama rasayan
3. Bhrami gharta
4. Manasamitra vataka
5. Gorocanadi vati
6. Bhrami vati
7. Saraswat Churnam
8. Chopchiniydi Churnam