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Little Glory (Shankhpushpi / Shyamakranta)
Evolvulus alsinoides
ଶଙ୍ଖପୁଷ୍ପୀ (Sankhapushpi)शंखपुष्पी (Shankhpushpi)Shankhpushpi
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Origin
- Pantropical
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Habitat
- Outdoor
About the Plant
Prostrate or ascending small perennial herb with silky hairy branches; alternate elliptic-oblong leaves, and solitary sky-blue to white flowers on long thread-like pedicels.
Traditional Uses
Memory impairment, insomnia, nervous debility, and epilepsy
Parts Used
Whole plant, leaves, flowers
Ayurvedic Properties
- Rasa: Tikta, Kashaya
- Guna: Snigdha, Picchila
- Virya: Ushna
- Vipaka: Madhura
Health Benefits
- Supreme brain tonic, enhances memory recall, and calms epileptic seizures
Precautions
Extremely safe neuroprotective botanical
Interesting Facts
Distinguished by its sky-blue solitary flowers on slender stalks, unlike white Convolvulus pluricaulis