संस्कृत नाम- शङ्खपुष्पी
Botanical name - Evolvulus alsinoides
Description - Prostrate silky-pubescent herbs. Flowers blue, solitary or in cymes.
Chemical_Constituents- Leaves contain alkaloids
Uses - It is bitter, tonic, febrifuge and vermifuge. It is smoked in asthma and bronchitis. Plant acts as tonic and febrifuge. Also used as vermifuge; along with oil used in promoting hair growth.