SHANKHPUSHPI

MAIDHYA

• useful in dysurea n albuminurea.
• may prove helpful in SYPHILIS.
• strenghthens the reproductive system especially in females who are unable to conceive due to weakened uterus.
• helpful in TRIDOSHAJ JWAR(WHEN FEVER DEVELOPS DUE TO IDSTURBANCES IN ALL THE THREE DOSHAS-VATA PITTA AND KAFA)

Ayurveda Drugs SHANKHPUSHPI Convolvulus Pluricaulis

• CONVOLVULACEAE

LATIN NAME –

• CONVOLVULUS PLURICAULIS

SANSKRIT NAME

• shankhpushpi,
• kshirpushpi,
• mangalyakusuma

SHANKHPUSHPI Convolvulus Pluricaulis

HINDI NAME –

• shankhahuli

GUNA –

• snigdh(that which removes dryness), pichchill

RASA –

• tikta

VIPAKA –

• madhur

VIRYA –

• sheet

Ayurveda Drugs plant SHANKHPUSHPI Convolvulus Pluricaulis

ACTIONS AND USES –

• -DIMINISHES VAT N PITTA DOSHAS.
• 1.paste useful in skin diseases,oil prepared with shankhpushpi”s extract helps improve hair growth.
• 2.INSOMNIA,PSYCHOSIS,EPILEPSY and other mental disabilities can be relieved by it’s use.
• 3.it is digestive as well as improves secretions of the digestive juices(IN AYURVED THE TERM USED IS” DEEPAN AND PAACHAN”-
• DEEPAN-drugs that ignite the jatharagni
• PAACHAN- drugs that improve digestion.).
• 4.helps in efficient removal of waste products n toxins through the anal route.
• 5.can be used in CARDIAC DISEASES like hypertension,also provides relief in haemetemesis,raktpitta,bleeding disorders etc.
• 6.relieves cough which occurs due to imbalance of vata n pitta doshas.
• useful in dysurea n albuminurea.
• strenghthens the reproductive system especially in females who are unable to conceive due to weakened uterus.
• may prove helpful in SYPHILIS.
• helpful in TRIDOSHAJ JWAR(WHEN FEVER DEVELOPS DUE TO IDSTURBANCES IN ALL THE THREE DOSHAS-VATA PITTA AND KAFA)

USEFUL PARTS –

• PANCHANG( the whole plant)

STANDARD DOSE

• KALK( wet paste)- 10-20 gm

MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS –

• SHANKHPUSHPI PANAK, MAIDHYA KASHAYA.