A Review Study on Medicinal Significance of Convolvulus pluricaulis

0*, Daniel Xavier Prasad**, Prasobh G. R.***, Surabhi G. S.****, Ajai Franco S. R.*****
*-***** Department of Pharmacognosy, Sree Krishna College of Pharmacy and Research Centre, Parasala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
Periodicity:September - December'2023
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jchem.3.3.20470

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.

Keywords

Convolvulus Pluricaulis, Botanical Description, Chemical Constituents, Medicinal Significance, Traditional Uses.

How to Cite this Article?

Aparna, K. R., Prasad, D. X., Prasobh, G. R., Surabhi, G. S., and Franco, S. R. A. (2023). A Review Study on Medicinal Significance of Convolvulus pluricaulis. i-manager's Journal on Chemical Sciences, 3(3), 28-35. https://doi.org/10.26634/jchem.3.3.20470

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