Witnessed by: Ayurveda · Unani
Shankhpushpi (Convolvulus pluricaulis), of the Convolvulaceae family. Prostrate spreading herb with small pale-blue flowers; native range: open sandy plains of the Indian subcontinent. Globally recognized as shankhapushpi in Sanskrit, and shankhpushpi in Hindi. The part used is whole plant. Slender trailing stems, mild and grassy, faintly bitter.
In this cross-tradition database, we analyze how this substance operates across world medicine systems — tracking its traditional tastes, temperatures, tissue affinities, post-digestive effects, and planetary correspondences across Ayurveda, Unani, and Western herbalism.
SHANKHPUSHPI
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- shankhpushpi
- Scientific name
- Convolvulus pluricaulis Choisy
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
Form
- Part used
- whole plant
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- Ayurveda
- astringent, bitter (kashaya, tikta)
- Unani
- bland, slightly bitter
Temperature
- Ayurveda
- cooling (sheeta)
- Unani
- cold & moist
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- Ayurveda
- medhya (intellect-promoting), rasayana, hridya, nervine sedative
- Unani
- muqawwi-e-dimagh (brain tonic), musakkin (calmative)
Cautions
- Contraindications
- very safe; excess may lower blood pressure or over-sedate
- Toxicity
- none notable
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