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[[File:(Evolvulus alsinoides) Dwarf Morning-glory at Bhongir 04.JPG|thumb|right|''Vishnukranti'', ''Evolvulus alsinoides'']]
 
[[File:(Evolvulus alsinoides) Dwarf Morning-glory at Bhongir 04.JPG|thumb|right|''Vishnukranti'', ''Evolvulus alsinoides'']]
 
'''Vishnukranti''' is a tiny prostrate spreading herb with silky hairy leaves and bright blue flowers. It can be found throughout India in gravelly and grassy places.
 
'''Vishnukranti''' is a tiny prostrate spreading herb with silky hairy leaves and bright blue flowers. It can be found throughout India in gravelly and grassy places.
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==Uses==
 
==Uses==
 
{{Uses|Insomnia}}, {{Uses|Bleeding disorders}}, {{Uses|Improves memory}}
 
{{Uses|Insomnia}}, {{Uses|Bleeding disorders}}, {{Uses|Improves memory}}
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==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=vishnukranti, shankhapushpi|ml=krsnakranti, vishnukranthi|sa=shankhapushpi, nilapushpi, sankhaholi, vishnukranti|ta=paracitam, potakiranti, potakiranticceti, villakkiranti, vishnukranti|te=vishnukraantha, visnukrantamu|hi=sankhpushpi, shankaveli, visnukranta|en=}}
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{{Common names|kn=Vishnukranti, Shankhapushpi|ml=Krsnakranti, Vishnukranthi|sa=Shankhapushpi, Nilapushpi, Sankhaholi, Vishnukranti|ta=Paracitam, Potakiranti, Potakiranticceti, Villakkiranti, Vishnukranti|te=Vishnukraantha, Visnukrantamu|hi=Sankhpushpi, Shankaveli, Visnukranta|en=}}
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|alternate|Leaves more or less distinctly in 2 rows, 6-12 x 4-7 mm, broadly elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate, base rounded or acute, apex subacute, adpressed pilose on both sides; petiole to 2 mm long.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|Leaves more or less distinctly in 2 rows, 6-12 x 4-7 mm, broadly elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate, base rounded or acute, apex subacute, adpressed pilose on both sides; petiole to 2 mm long.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
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{{Flower|Bisexual|Solitary or paired at axils|Blue|10| pedicels to 5 mm long, silky hairy; bracts linear, c. 1 mm long.  Calyx lobes 2-3 mm long, lanceolate, silky hairy.  Corolla c. 1 cm across, rotate, subentire, blue.  Ovules 2 in each cell; styles 2, each longitudinally 2-fid.}}
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{{Flower|Bisexual|Solitary or paired at axils|Blue|10|Pedicels to 5 mm long, silky hairy; bracts linear, c. 1 mm long.  Calyx lobes 2-3 mm long, lanceolate, silky hairy.  Corolla c. 1 cm across, rotate, subentire, blue.  Ovules 2 in each cell; styles 2, each longitudinally 2-fid.}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|A capsule|1.5-2 mm across|globose, 2-valved|Seeds usually 4, minute.|}}
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{{Fruit|A capsule|1.5-2 mm across|Globose, 2-valved|Seeds usually 4, minute.|}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===

Revision as of 11:55, 6 May 2020

Vishnukranti, Evolvulus alsinoides

Vishnukranti is a tiny prostrate spreading herb with silky hairy leaves and bright blue flowers. It can be found throughout India in gravelly and grassy places.

Uses

Insomnia, Bleeding disorders, Improves memory [1]

Parts Used

Root

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Vishnukranti, Shankhapushpi
Hindi Sankhpushpi, Shankaveli, Visnukranta
Malayalam Krsnakranti, Vishnukranthi
Tamil Paracitam, Potakiranti, Potakiranticceti, Villakkiranti, Vishnukranti
Telugu Vishnukraantha, Visnukrantamu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Shankhapushpi, Nilapushpi, Sankhaholi, Vishnukranti
English

[2]

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alternate Leaves more or less distinctly in 2 rows, 6-12 x 4-7 mm, broadly elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate, base rounded or acute, apex subacute, adpressed pilose on both sides; petiole to 2 mm long.

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Solitary or paired at axils Blue 10 Pedicels to 5 mm long, silky hairy; bracts linear, c. 1 mm long. Calyx lobes 2-3 mm long, lanceolate, silky hairy. Corolla c. 1 cm across, rotate, subentire, blue. Ovules 2 in each cell; styles 2, each longitudinally 2-fid.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
A capsule 1.5-2 mm across Globose, 2-valved Seeds usually 4, minute. {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

The seed have a hard seed coat, for the removal of hard seed coat; the seeds are subjected to mechanical scarification which gives 80% germination. 190 gm seeds are required for planting one hectare area. [4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area

Photo Gallery

  • Flower

  • Flower

  • Plant

  • Form

  • Leaves

References

  1. ↑ "Uses"
  2. ↑ "Vernacular names"
  3. ↑ "Botanic desription"
  4. ↑ "Cultivation details"

External Links

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