It has been used traditionally as a brain tonic and is believed to help a wide range of issues.

Shankhpushpi has been found to help significantly with memory retention.

In cholesterol-fed gerbils shankapushpi was observed to have significantly helped reduce serum cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglycerides after ninety days.

Shankhpushpi also demonstrated a thyroid suppressing effect when administered (at 0.4 mg/kg) to mice with hyperthyroidism.

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