Shankhpushpi

About Shankhpushpi

Shankhpushpi (Convolvulus pluricaulis) is a herb used in the Ayurveda tradition to help with Memory, Anxiety, Insomnia, and Brain Fog, among 2 other conditions it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.

Botanical background

Convolvulus prostratus (Convolvulus pluricaulis) is an herb found in India and Burma that is used in Ayurveda. In Ayurveda it is known as Shankhpushpi and the preparation shankapushpi is, according to most sources, identical with Convolvulus prostratus, but some say shankapushpi is instead Clitoria ternatea(अपराजिता). Some also say Shankhapushpi is Evolvulus alsinoides, which is another plant of the same family. It has been used traditionally as a brain tonic and is believed to help a wide

Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist

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Conditions addressed