Common Name : Shankhpushpi Other Name : English Speedwheel, Laghuvishnukranta. Botanical Name : Convolvulus Pluricaulis Choisy Plant Family : Convolvulaceae Synonyms : S Esamum Orientale Linn Part Used : Dried Whole Plant Powder. Overview : Convolvulus Pluricaulis Is An Indigenous Plant Commonly Mentioned In Ayurveda, As A Rasayana Which Is Mainly Advocated For Use In Mental Stimulation And Rejuvenation Therapy The chemical constituents in Shankhpushpi consist of carbohydrate-D-glucose, rhamnose, maltose, sucrose and starch. It also contains proteins, amino acids and the alkaloids-convolvine, convolamine, confoline, phyllabine, convolidine, convoline, convosine, subhirsine and convolvidine along with fatty acid and wax constituents, hydrocarbons, aliphatic and sterol and certain other bio-chemicals which include scopoletin, glacial acetic acid, three coumarins, �²-sitosterol, kaempferol, tropane alkaloids, linoleic acid, palmitic acid and straight chain hydrocarbon hextriacontane, 20-oxodotriacontanol, tetratriacontanoic acid and 29- oxodotriacontanol.