Butterfly pea
Scientific name of Butterfly pea: Clitoria ternatea
Name of Butterfly pea in different languages:-
English: Blue pea, Cordofan pea and Asian pigeon wings, Clitoria
Sanskrit: Aparajita, Gokarnika Asphota, Katabhi, Dadhipusphika, Vishantri, Mohanashini, Vajikhura, Ashva, Girikarnika, Kinihi, Mahashveta,
Malayalam: Shangupuzhpam ശംഖുപുഷ്പം
Plant description:
Butterfly pea or clitoria (The name came from the flower of the plant has a shape of female genital part-clitoris) - Clitoria ternatea is a perennial, herbaceous plant, vine or creeper, leaves are with elliptic, obtuse, 4 cm long and 3 cm wide, flowers are deep blue, solitary, the flower has a shape of the female genital organ. The fruits are pod sized up to 7 cm long, flat pods, tapered both ends are tailed, commonly contain 6 to 10 seeds. There are other varieties of the plant, which carry white flowers.
Useful plant parts:
Whole plant, root, flower.
Medicinal uses:
It is used as a memory enhancer, to treat fever, mental disorders, cobra bite, bronchial disorders, the sleeplessness, antistress, sedative agent, anxiolytic, nootropic, antidepressant and anticonvulsant.
Chemical contents:
Tannins, resins, starch, taraxerol, taraxerone.
Medicinal properties:
Anxiolytic, antidepressant, anticonvulsant, and anti stress
How to prepare medicines:
It is the one of the ingredients in the Ayurveda medicine like-
White Butterfly pea
Learn more:
http://scholarsresearchlibrary.com/JNPPR-vol3-iss2/JNPPR-2013-3-2-48-51.pdf
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