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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==
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{{Uses|Insomnia}}, {{Uses|Bleeding disorders}}, {{Uses|Improves memory}}
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{{Uses|Insomnia}}, {{Uses|Bleeding disorders}}, {{Uses|Improves memory}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Stomach ache}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}<ref name="Uses"/>
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==Parts Used==
 
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{{Parts Used|Root}}
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{{Parts Used|Whole Plant}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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Evolvulus alsinoides (Linn.) Linn. was interpreted to find the phytochemicals like alkaloids, carbohydrates, steroidal glucosides, saponin, tannins, pseudo tannins, chlorogenic acids, flavones, flavonoids, coumarin, anthocyanin, phenol, terpenoides, resins, volatile oil, anthraquinones, phytosterol and triterpenoids.<ref name="Chemical Composition"/>
  
 
==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=Dwarf morning glory}}<ref name="Common names"/>
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<ref name="Common names"/>
 
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.<ref name="Properties"/>
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===Dravya===
 
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Kashaya, Katu, Tikta
 
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Lagu, Snigdha
 
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Sita
 
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==Identification==
 
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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===
 
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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. Flowering from April to December}}
  
 
===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.||Fruiting from April to December}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
  
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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[[Mentat]], [[Loha Rasayana]]<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
  
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==Where to get the saplings==
  
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==Mode of Propagation==
 
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
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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.
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==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
 
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File:Dwarf Morning-glory (Evolvulus alsinoides) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 9508.jpg|Form
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File:Vishnukranta (Hindi- विष्णुक्रान्त) (4801783131).jpg|Leaves
  
  
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==References==
 
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<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2017/09/12/vishnukranthi-evolvulus-alsinoides-remedies/ "Uses"]</ref>
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<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2017/09/12/vishnukranthi-evolvulus-alsinoides-remedies/ Uses]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/ Botanic desription]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref>
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<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
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<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search "Vernacular names"]</ref>
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<ref name="Cultivation details">[http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/medicinal-and-aromatic-plants/evolvulus-alsinoides-1 Cultivation details]</ref>
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<ref name="Chemical Composition">Intech Open book series - OPEN ACCESS PEER-REVIEWED CHAPTER - Writtene by Harshavardhini Kuppusamy R, Jananipriya Srinivasan, Pavithra Sundaramoorthy and Kannan Kilavan Packiam</ref>
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<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.1177, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
  
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<ref name="Properties">Article from "Bimbima" - Daily life experience of Health, Ayurveda, Medicines, complementary therapies</ref>
 
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[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
 
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]

Latest revision as of 09:09, 5 November 2023

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, Cough, Wounds, Fever, Stomach ache, Dysentery[1]

Parts Used

Whole Plant[2].

Chemical Composition

Evolvulus alsinoides (Linn.) Linn. was interpreted to find the phytochemicals like alkaloids, carbohydrates, steroidal glucosides, saponin, tannins, pseudo tannins, chlorogenic acids, flavones, flavonoids, coumarin, anthocyanin, phenol, terpenoides, resins, volatile oil, anthraquinones, phytosterol and triterpenoids.[3]

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 Dwarf morning glory

[4]

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.[5]

Rasa

Kashaya, Katu, Tikta

Guna

Lagu, Snigdha

Veerya

Sita

Vipaka

Madhura

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.

[6]

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. Flowering from April to December

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
A capsule 1.5-2 mm across Globose, 2-valved Seeds usually 4, minute. Fruiting from April to December

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Mentat, Loha Rasayana[2]

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. [7]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area

Photo Gallery

  • Flower

  • Flower

  • Plant

  • Form

  • Leaves

References

  1. ↑ Uses
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.1177, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru
  3. ↑ Intech Open book series - OPEN ACCESS PEER-REVIEWED CHAPTER - Writtene by Harshavardhini Kuppusamy R, Jananipriya Srinivasan, Pavithra Sundaramoorthy and Kannan Kilavan Packiam
  4. ↑ Vernacular names
  5. ↑ Article from "Bimbima" - Daily life experience of Health, Ayurveda, Medicines, complementary therapies
  6. ↑ Botanic desription
  7. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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