Shankhpushpi: 1 definition
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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Shankhpushpi in India is the name of a plant defined with Convolvulus pluricaulis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.
2) Shankhpushpi is also identified with Convolvulus prostratus It has the synonym Ipomoea microphylla Roth (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· J. Cytol. Genet. (1978)
· Diagnoses plantarum orientalium novarum (1856)
· Choisy, Jacques Denys (1799–1859), (1799)
· Convolvulaceae orientales (1834)
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Search found 11 books and stories containing Shankhpushpi; (plurals include: Shankhpushpis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
A review on shankhpushpi (convolvulus pluricaulis) < [2021: Volume 10, May issue 5]
General introduction of shankhpushpi according to ayurveda < [2021: Volume 10, April issue 4]
Medhya Rasayana: A Review of Herbal Remedies for Cognitive Enhancement < [2020: Volume 9, August issue 8]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Study of pharmaceutical and physicochemical evaluations of convolvulus pluricaulis chois - a research article < [2019, Issue 10, October]
A clinical study of efficacy of ‘shankhpushpi churna’ in the management of chittodvega w.s.r. to generalised anxiety < [2016, Issue II February]
Effect of standardized extract of shatayushi granules on short stature children: a clinical study < [2023, Issue 04, April]
Study on Shankhpushpi's vishaghna effect and sub-acute toxicity. < [Volume 6, Issue 4: July - August 2019]
An Ayurveda Case Study on GTCS w.s.r to Apasmara Roga < [Volume 11, Issue 2: March-April 2024]
Key Ayurvedic herbs for managing children's mental illness. < [Volume 4, Issue 6: November-December 2017]
Journal of Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine
An updated review on Shankhpushpi- As Medhya Rasayana < [Volume 7, Issue 2: April–June (2021)]
A clinical evaluation of Rajata Bhasma and Shankhpushpi syrup as medhya < [Volume 5, Issue 2: April–June (2019)]
Adulteration & Substitution –An Interrupted and Non-interrupted... < [Volume 7, Issue 2: April–June (2021)]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
Neuropharmacological evaluation of Shankhpushpi herbs in India. < [Volume 10 (issue 1), Jan-Mar 2019]
Convolvulus pluricaulis protects against lipid issues in rats. < [Volume 11 (issue 4), Oct-Dec 2020]
Brahma rasayana effects on chromosomal and sperm abnormalities in mice < [Volume 1 (issue 1), Jan-Mar 2010]
International Research Journal of Ayurveda and Yoga
Pharmaco-Therapeutic Study Of Shankhpushpiyadi Yog (Kalpit Yog) In Management... < [Vol. 3 No. 11: Nov (2020)]
A Clinical Study to Evaluate the Therapeutic Effect of Drug Tagaradi Kwath in... < [Vol. 5 No. 9: Oct (2022)]
Immunomodulator Effect of Swarna Prashana (Oral Administration of Gold as... < [Vol. 5 No. 6: Jun (2022)]
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