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SHANKHPUSHPI
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| BOTANICAL
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CONVOLVULUS PLURICAULIS
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| FAMILY |
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CONVOLVULACEAE
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EVOLVULUS ALSINOIDES
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| OTHER
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SANSKRIT
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Laghuvishnukranta, Nilapushpi, Nilasankhapuspi, Sankhapuspi, Shankhapushpi, Vaishnava, Vishnugandhi, Vishnukranta, Vishnukranti, Visnukranta
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HINDI
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Shankapushpi, Shyamakranta, Syamakranta, Visnukranta, Sankhpuspi, Phooli, Shankaveli, Sankhpushpi, Shnkhahuli
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ENGLISH
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English speedwheel
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URDU
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Sankhaholi
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BENGALI
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Barabhutra
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KANNADA
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Vishnukarandi, Vishnukranti, Visnukranti, Shankhapushpi
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MALYALAM
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Krsnakranti, Vishnukarandi, Vishnukranthi, Vishnukranti, Visnuklanti, Visnukranti, Vistnu-clandi
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MARATHI
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Shankavall, Vishnukrantha, Shankhavalli, Vishnukanta, Samkvel
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ORIYA
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Krishna-enkranti
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TAMIL
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Vishnu kanthi, Visnukiranti, Vittunukkiranti, Vittunumuli, Aparaci, Paracitam, Visnukkiranti, Vishnukarandi, Vishnukranti
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TELGU
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Vishnukarandi, Vishnukranta, Vishnukranti, Visnukrantamu, Vishnukrantha, Erra vishnukaraantha
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TIBETAN
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Kha lsa pus syi (d), Sa nkha pu spa
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| DESCRIPTION |
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Perennial, prostate or sub-erect, spreading hairy herb, 10-30 cm long. Leaves simple, alternate, 1.5-7.0 * -0.3-0.8 cm, linear, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse or mucronate, subsessile, villous on both sides, base tapering.
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Root : usually branched, cylindrical, ribbed having some rough stem nodules and small secondary roots 1-5 cm long, 0.1-0.4 cm thick, yellowish-brown to lioght brown. Transverse section of root appears nearly circular in outline; cork coposed of 10-15 layers of tangentially elongated, thick-walled cells; cortex composed of 6-10 layers of oval to elongated, elliptical, parenchymatous cells and yellowish-brown, tanniferous, secretory cells present in this region; phloem composed of sieve elements, phloem parenchyma and phloem rays; xylem consisting of usual elements; vessels solitary or in groups of two with simple pits
Stem : Slender, cylindrical, about 1-2 mm in thickness with clear hairy nodes and internodes; light green. Transverse section of stem shows single layered epidermis, covered with thick cuticle; at places unicellular hairs present; cortex differentiated in two zones, 2-3 upper collenchymatous and 1-2 lower parenchymatous layers, both having round to oval, elongated, thin-walled cells; endodermis single layered; pericycle present in the form of single strand of fibres.
Leaf : Shortlt petiolate, linear-lanceolate, acute, hairy on both surfaces; 1.5-7.0 * 0.3-0.8 cm; light green.
Midrib : Appears convex in lower and concave in upper side; epidermis single layered, covered with thick cuticle; lower epidermis followed by 2-3 layers of chlorenchymatous cells; vascular bundle bicollateral, composed of usual elements of phloem and xylem.
Lamina : Shows epidermis on both surfaces covered with thick cuticle; hairs unicellular, present on both surfaces, palisade two layered, spongy parenchyma; palisade ratio 6-9; vein islet number 21-25 per sq. mm, stomatal index in lower surface 17-20, in upper surface 13.8-17.0; stomatal number in lower surface 184-248
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| DISTRIBUTION |
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it originates in whole of india, particularly in hard areas
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| CULTIVATION |
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The p[lant prefers sandy loam, black cotton are red sandy soils. It can also be grown I marginal lands with good drainage preferable when th erain fall is 800-1200 mm.
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PANCHAANG
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| DOSE |
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Kalk 10 - 20 gms.
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| CHEMICAL
CONSTITUENTS |
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Microphyllic acid, Maltose, Kamepferol, N-hexacosanol, N-octacosanol, N, N-triacontanol, Shankhpushpine, Ceryl alcohol
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| PHYSICAL
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Foreign matter 2 %, Total ash 17 %, Acid insoluble ash 8 %, Alcohol soluble extractive 6 %, Water soluble extractive 10 %
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GUNA (Quality)
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RASA (Taste)
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VIPAK (Metabolism)
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VIRYA (Potency)
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PRABHAV (Impact)
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Snigdh, Pichil
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Tikt
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Madhur
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Sheet
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Medhya
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| PHARMACOLOGICAL
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Spsmolytic, Hypotensive, Sedative, Antifungal, Antimicrobial, Antiinflammatory, Antistress, Hypoglycaemic, Antiulcer, Hypolipodaemic, Anti anxiety
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| THERAPEUTIC
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Hair tonic
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Haematemesis
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Rasayan and strength promoter
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Antipyretic
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| FORMULATIONS
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| ANTI-DOTE
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Not available
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