A review study on medicinal significance of convolvulus pluricaulis

Abstract

Convolvulus pluricaulis, sometimes referred to as Shankhpushpi, Bindweed, or morning glory, belongs to the genus Convolvulus in the family Convolvulaceae. This review focuses on the different chemical components extracted from Shankhpushpi, such as Carbohydrates, proteins, volatile oil, fixed oil, phenolic components, glycosides, steroids, etc. The chief constituents include alkaloids such as convolvine, convolamine, phyllabine, confoline, convoline, subhirsine, convosine, and convolidine. Ethnobotanical surveys reveal that Indian and Chinese medicine utilize the whole herb to treat a variety of ailments including insomnia, fatigue, anxiety, stress, fever, memory loss, and neurological debility. It is also utilized as a tranquilizer, astringent, psychostimulant, and brain tonic.