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Speed Wheel
 
Speed Wheel
  
==Therapeutic Uses<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume II:66.</ref>==
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==Therapeutic Uses==
Psychological disorders (Manasroga), Epilepsy (Apasmara)
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Psychological disorders (Manasroga), Epilepsy (Apasmara)<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume II:66.</ref>
  
 
==Other Varieties/ Other botanical names==
 
==Other Varieties/ Other botanical names==
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Shankhapushpi, Keshi
 
Shankhapushpi, Keshi
  
==Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu<ref>Prof. K.C.Chunekar, Bhavprakasha Nighantu, Reprint.2015, Chaukhambha vishvabharti, Guduchyadi Varga, verse no. 269, p.439.</ref>==
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==Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu==
Shankhpushpi, Shankhahva, Mangalyakusuma
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Shankhpushpi, Shankhahva, Mangalyakusuma<ref>Prof. K.C.Chunekar, Bhavprakasha Nighantu, Reprint.2015, Chaukhambha vishvabharti, Guduchyadi Varga, verse no. 269, p.439.</ref>
  
 
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 9/45
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 9/45
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|Ingredient in Mahapaishachik  Ghrita
 
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 10/25
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 10/25
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==Dose<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume II:66.</ref>==
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==Dose==
* Churna – 3 – 8 gm
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* Churna – 3 – 8 gm<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume II:66.</ref>
  
==Important Formulations<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume II:66.</ref>==
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==Important Formulations==
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As per A.P.I.<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume II:66.</ref>
 
* Brahmi Ghtita
 
* Brahmi Ghtita
 
* Agastya Haritaki  
 
* Agastya Haritaki  

Latest revision as of 08:08, 18 August 2025

Evolvulus alsinoides L.

Shankhapushpi
Section/Chapter Herb database/Shankhapushpi
Botanical name(s) Evolvulus alsinoides L.
Family Convolvulaceae
Availability Available
Contributors --
Year of publication 2025
Publisher Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre
DOI Awaited

English name

Speed Wheel

Therapeutic Uses

Psychological disorders (Manasroga), Epilepsy (Apasmara)[1]

Other Varieties/ Other botanical names

  • Convolvulus austroaegyptiacus Abdallah & Sa'ad
  • Convolvulus cancerianus Abdallah & Sa'ad
  • Convolvulus deserti Hochst. & Steud. ex Baker & Rendle
  • Convolvulus evolvuloides Boiss.
  • Convolvulus heterotrichus Maire
  • Convolvulus microphyllus Sieber ex Spreng.
  • Convolvulus parvifolius Spreng.
  • Convolvulus pluricaulis Choisy
  • Convolvulus scindicus Boiss.
  • Evolvulus pilosus Roxb.


Synonyms in Charak Samhita

Shankhapushpi, Keshi

Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu

Shankhpushpi, Shankhahva, Mangalyakusuma[2]

Ayurvedic pharmacological properties

Properties
Sr.no. Pharmacological criteria Properties
1 Taste (rasa) Astringent (kashaya), Pungent (katu), Bitter (tikta)
2 Potency (veerya) Cold (sheeta)
3 Post digestion effect (vipaka) Sweet (madhura)
4 Qualities (guna) Unctuous (snigdha), Slimy (pichchila), Heavy (guru)
5 Actions (karma) Pacify Vata and Pitta
6 Extra ordinary effect (prabhava) Brain tonic (medhya)

Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions

Herbs and their activities
Sr.no. Reference in Charak Samhita Activity
1 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 1/1/58 In formulation of dwitiya brahma rasayana
2 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 1/3/30 Ekala rasayan dravya
3 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 9/45 Ingredient in Mahapaishachik Ghrita
4 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 10/25 Ingredient in Brahmi Ghrita
5 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 10/62 In treatment of Atattvabhinivesh
6 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 29/62 As an ingredient of Jeevaniya Ghrita

Dose

  • Churna – 3 – 8 gm[3]

Important Formulations

As per A.P.I.[4]

  • Brahmi Ghtita
  • Agastya Haritaki
  • Brahma Rasayana
  • Manasamitra Vataka
  • Gorochanadi Vati
  • Brahmi Vati


Current availability

Available

  • In India –

Rajastha, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana, Bihar, Odisha

  • Out of India –

Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh

Current researches

 This article is under development ..
  1. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume II:66.
  2. Prof. K.C.Chunekar, Bhavprakasha Nighantu, Reprint.2015, Chaukhambha vishvabharti, Guduchyadi Varga, verse no. 269, p.439.
  3. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume II:66.
  4. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume II:66.