India is enriched in a diversity of plants since past times. Herbal plants are indigenous and very potent that consider a gift of nature. Shankhpushpi (Convolvulus pluricaulis) is known as a Medhya (brain tonic) Rasayana in the Indian traditional system. The medicinal herb is considered to enhance certain aspects related to intellect and memory improvement. Shankhpushpi is a Sanskrit word that means "the plant with flowers shaped like a conch. It is a perennial herb which seems like morning glory. The shankha is one of Lord Shiva's sacred instruments. It consists of various phytochemical constituents mainly in the form of proteins, amino acids and the alkaloids convolvine. Many types of research have been done on the Convolvulus pluricaulis plant and showed various therapeutic and pharmacological activities. It includes nootropic activity, antidepressant, antistress, anxiolytic, antioxidant, antidiabetic, cardiovascular activity and many others. Thus this medicinal plant is playing a vital role in the medical field. The present review is a summary of the phytomedicinal importance of Convolvulus pluricaulis in the traditional medicinal system as well as the modern system.
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Thakur et al. (2021) studied this question.