Evolvulus alsinoides Shankhapushpi Shankhavali Shankhpush

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Evolvulus alsinoides

Scientific Name and Description

Evolvulus alsinoides L.

Herb Family

Convolvulaceae

Plant type

Herb

Plant Synonyms

Evovulus alsinoides
E. nummularius L
Breweria alsinoides Merr.
Convolvulus alsinoides L.
Convolvulus fugacissimus Hochst. ex Choisy
Convolvulus linifolius L.
Convolvulus valerianoides Blanco
Evolvulus acapulcensis Willd. ex Schult.
Evolvulus adscendens House
Evolvulus albiflorus M.Martens & Galeotti
Evolvulus alsinodes var. normalis Kuntze
Evolvulus alsinoides f. albiflorus Kuntze
Evolvulus alsinoides f. coeruleus Kuntze
Evolvulus alsinoides f. lactiflorus Kuntze
Evolvulus alsinoides f. lactiflorus Kuntze
Evolvulus alsinoides f. viridis Kuntze
Evolvulus alsinoides var. acapulcensis (Willd. ex Schult.) Ooststr.
Evolvulus alsinoides var. adscendens Ooststr.
Evolvulus alsinoides var. alsinoides WFO descriptions
Evolvulus alsinoides var. angustifolius Torr.
Evolvulus alsinoides var. argenteus (R.Br.) Domin
Evolvulus alsinoides var. choisyanus Meisn.
Evolvulus alsinoides var. debilis Ooststr.
Evolvulus alsinoides var. decumbens (R.Br.) Ooststr. WFO descriptions
Evolvulus alsinoides var. grisebachianus Meisn.
Evolvulus alsinoides var. hirticaulis Torr.
Evolvulus alsinoides var. linifolius Kuntze
Evolvulus alsinoides var. linnaeanus Meisn.
Evolvulus alsinoides var. sericeus Benth.
Evolvulus alsinoides var. typicus Domin
Evolvulus alsinoides var. villosicalyx Ooststr.
Evolvulus angustifolius Roxb.
Evolvulus argenteus R.Br.
Evolvulus azureus Vahl ex Thonn.
Evolvulus boninensis Maekawa & Tuyama
Evolvulus chinensis Choisy
Evolvulus debilis Kunth
Evolvulus decumbens R.Br.
Evolvulus diffusus Chapm.
Evolvulus filiformis Willd. ex Steud.
Evolvulus gracillimus Miq.
Evolvulus heterophyllus Labill.
Evolvulus hirsutulus Herb.
Evolvulus hirsutus Lam.
Evolvulus javanicus Blume
Evolvulus lanceifolius Span.
Evolvulus linifolius L.
Evolvulus microphyllus M.Martens & Galeotti
Evolvulus natalensis Sond.
Evolvulus pilosissimus M.Martens & Galeotti
Evolvulus pimulus Span.
Evolvulus procumbens Montr
Evolvulus pseudoincanus Span.
Evolvulus pudicus Hance
Evolvulus pumilus Span.
Evolvulus ramiflorus Bojer ex Choisy
Evolvulus ramulosus M.E.Jones
Evolvulus sinicus Miq.
Evolvulus tenuis subsp. yucatanensis Ooststr.
Evolvulus yemensis Deflers

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

English	english speedwheel
Hindi	Shan Khahuli, phooli, sankhpushpi, sankhpuspi, shankapushpi, shankaveli, shnkhahuli, shyamakranta, syamakranta, visnukrantaL, Shankapushpi, Vishnu Kranti
Kannada	vishnukarandi, vishnukranti, visnukranti
Malayalam	krsnakranti, vishnukarandi, vishnukranthi, vishnukranti, visnuklanti, visnukranti, vistnu-clandi
Marathi	samkvel, shankavall, shankhavalli, vishnukanta, vishnukrantha,Shankhapushpi, Vishnu Kranti
Sanskrit	laghuvishnukranta, nilapushpi, nilasankhapuspi, sankhapuspi, shankhapushpi, vaishnava, vishnugandhi, vishnukranta, vishnukranti, visnukranta
Tamil	aparaci, aparacitam, arikanti, arikkanti, arptom, cakkaratapacceti, cakkaratapam, cankuputpi, cotiyoli, iratai, kakarantam, kannutaimuli, kanti,kerutapati, mayavanvintu, paracitam, potakiranti, potakiranticceti, puranacuranacini, villakkiranti, vintu, virucaka, virucakakkaranataicceti, vishnu kanthi, vishnu kiranthi, vishnu-kranthi, vishnukarandi, vishnukaranthai, vishnukirantei, vishnukranthi, vishnukranti, visnukirandi, visnukiranti, visnukkiranti, visnukkiranti, vittunu kiraanthi, vittunukanti, vittunukiranti, vittunukkiranti, vittunumuli, Avarai
Telugu	erra vishnukaraantha, nalla vishnukaraantha, vishnukarandi, vishnukraantha, vishnukraathamu, vishnukranta, vishnukrantha, vishnukranti, visnukrantamu
Tibetan	kha lsa pus syi (d), sa nkha pu spa
Urdu	sankhaholi
Common names	Shankapushpi, Dwarf Morning Glory, Vishnu KrantI, slender dwarf morning-glory,
Bengali	Shankhapushpi
Rajasthan Region	Phooli

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Tibetan

Folk

Sowa Rigpa

Pharmacological profile

Phytochemicals

Flavonoids

Herb usable parts

Roots

Leaves

Flowers

Seeds

Whole plant

Oil

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Decoction of whole plant effective in fever, debility, loss of memory and syphilis.
It is also used as a brain tonic.
Leaves smoked in chronic bronchitis and asthma.
Flowers useful for treating the uterine bleeding.
Roots are antidysentric and antiseptic used to treat gastric ulcers and intermittent fever.
Seed oil promotes the growth of hairs.

Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003

Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L.
Habit - Herb

Parts used - Whole plant

Application - Malaria; veneral diseases; brain disorders; epilepsy; dysentery; rheumatism; purifies blood; strenghtning of heart; diarrhoea; syphilis; boils; blisters; fever; improves memory power; eye sores; increases sperm count; snakebite; hair growth; jaundice; gynaecological disorders

Treatment - General; men; women

References - Ayyanar and Ignacimuthu 2005, Chopda and Mahajan 2009, Padma et al. 2016, Sharma et al. 2013

Herbs Medicinal Activity

Cerebrotonic

Herbs Medical Indications

References

Literature

Ayyanar and Ignacimuthu 2005

Chopda and Mahajan 2009,

Padma et al. 2016

Sharma et al. 2013

Flora of the Indian Desert Author - Bhandari M.M

Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra

Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N

Flora of Rajasthan Vol.2 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh

Flora of Chamba District (Himachal Pradesh) Author - Harindar Singh and M Sharma

Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol II Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa

Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna

Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu

The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.

Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah

Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao

FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB

The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari

Endangered Medicinal Plants A. B. Chaudhuri

Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112

Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)

The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH

Citations

Evolvulus alsinoides. (2023, April 30). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolvulus_alsinoides

WFO (2024): Evolvulus alsinoides L. Published on the Internet;http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0001296659. Accessed on: 03 Jun 2024