The chemical constituents in Shankhpushpi consist of carbohydrate-D-glucose, rhamnose, maltose, sucrose and starch. It also contains proteins, amino acids and the alkaloids-convolvine, convolamine, confoline, phyllabine, convolidine, convoline, convosine, subhirsine and convolvidine along with fatty acid and wax constituents, hydrocarbons, aliphatic and sterol and certain other bio-chemicals which include scopoletin, glacial acetic acid, three coumarins, β-sitosterol, kaempferol, tropane alkaloids, linoleic acid, palmitic acid and straight chain hydrocarbon hextriacontane, 20-oxodotriacontanol, tetratriacontanoic acid and 29- oxodotriacontanol.
ORGANIC SHANKHPUSHPI POWDER
| COMMON NAME | Shankhpushpi |
| OTHER NAME |
English speedwheel, Laghuvishnukranta.
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| BOTANICAL NAME |
Convolvulus pluricaulis Choisy
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| PLANT FAMILY | Convolvulaceae |
| PART USED | Dried Whole Plant Powder. |
| SYNONYMS | Sesamum orientale Linn |
