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.