Shankhpushpi or Convolvulus pluricaulis is a perennial medicinal herb. This plant is found throughout India, ascending to 2000 m in the Himalayas. Shankhpushpi is a brain tonic that effectively treats nervine disorders, mental aberration, anxiety neurosis, internal haemorrhages, spermatorrhoea and numerous other diseases. It has astringent, antidysenteric, antispasmodic, antiphlogistic, febrifuge, and alterative properties.
Botanical name: Convolvulus pluricaulis Choisy, Synonym: C. microphyllus Sieb.; C. prostratus Forsk.
Family: Convolvulaceae
Ayurvedic: Shankhapushpi, Shankhaahvaa, Kshirapushpi, Maangalya Kusuma (whiteflowered). Blue flowered var., Vishnukraanti, Vishnukraantaa
Unani: Sankhaahuli (blue-flowered)
Siddha/Tamil: Sivakraandi (whiteflowered), Vishnukraandi (blueflowered).
Here are given few remedies that can be done at home for treating various diseases using Shankhpushpi or Convolvulus pluricaulis.
- Shankhpushpi for improving memory, brain power and Shankhpushpi for treating mental fatigue
Take Shankhpushpi powder (3 to 6 grams) with milk every morning. - Shankhpushpi for enhancing intellect in kids
Take Shankhpushpi powder (2 to 4 grams) with Sweet Flag/bach powder (1 gm). - Shankhpushpi for treating Epilepsy, excessive menstruation
Take Shankhpushpi juice 2 ml with honey. - Shankhpushpi for treating hysteria, delirium and epilepsy
Mix powders of Shankhpushpi, Sweet flag/bach and Brahmi in equal quantities. Take 3 gm of this powder twice a day. - Shankhpushpi for treating head ache
Take Shankhpushpi powder (1 grams), Black Henbane/Hyoscyamus niger 250 milligrams with hot water. - Shankhpushpi for treating bed wetting
Prepare powder by mixing Shankhpushpi powder (2 grams) and black sesame/kale til (1 gram). Take this powder with milk. - Shankhpushpi for treating high blood pressure
Take fresh juice of Shankhpushpi 10-20 ml every morning and evening for some days. - Shankhpushpi for treating diabetes
Take Shankhpushpi powder (5 grams) or Shankhpushpi juice (10-15 ml). - Shankhpushpi for treating Vomiting
Take Shankhpushpi juice 2 tsp, black pepper powder and mix in honey. Take frequently. - Shankhpushpi for skin problems, and reducing wrinkles
Take Shankhpushpi powder (2 to 4 grams) with honey/misri..