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'''Clitoria ternatea''' is a plant species belonging to the Fabaceae family. The flowers of this vine have the shape of human female genitals. Hence the Latin name of the genus "Clitoria" from "clitoris".
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Chronic bronchitis}}, {{Uses|Migraine}}, {{Uses|Recurrent fever}}, {{Uses|Chronic cough}}, {{Uses|Tonsillitis}}, {{Uses|Abdominal pain}}, {{Uses|Hydrocele}}, {{Uses|Uterus Prolapse}}, {{Uses|Gonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Heavy Periods}}, {{Uses|Hydrocele}}.
  
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}.
  
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Clitoria ternatea <ref name="Clitoria ternatea"/>, commonly known as Asian pigeonwings, bluebellvine, blue pea, butterfly pea, cordofan pea and Darwin pea, is a plant species belonging to the Fabaceae family. The flowers of this vine have the shape of human female genitals, hence the Latin name of the genus "Clitoria", from "clitoris". (Synonyms: Clitoris principissae.)
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==Chemical Composition==
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Major flavonol glycosides, 3-O-(2"-O-alpha-rhamnosyl-6"-O-malonyl)-beta-glucoside, 3-O-(6"-O-alpha-rhamnosyl-6"-O-malonyl)-beta-glucoside and 3-O-(2",6"-di-O-alpha-rhamnosyl)-beta-glucoside of kaemferol, quercetin and myricetin were isolated from the petals<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=Aparijata, Girikarnike|ml=Sangu Pushpam|sa=Ghrstih, Aparajita, Radha, Adrikarni|ta=Sankupushpam, Kakkanam|te=Sankhu-pushpamu|hi=Khagin|en=Clitoria, Butterfly Bean}}
  
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== Uses ==
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
  
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===Rasa===
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Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent), Katu (Pungent)
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===Guna===
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Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)
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===Veerya===
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Sheeta (Cold potency)
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===Vipaka===
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Katu (Pungent)
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===Karma===
  
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*Food
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===Prabhava===
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In Southeast Asia the flower is used as a natural food colouring. In Malay cooking, an aqueous extract is used to colour glutinous rice for kuih ketan (also known as pulut tai tai or pulut tekan in Peranakan/Nyonya cooking) and in nyonya chang. In Kelantan, east part of Malaysia, by adding a few buds of this flower in a pot while cooking white rice will add bluish tint on the rice which is served with other side dishes and such meal is called nasi kerabu. In Thailand, a syrupy blue drink is made called nam dok anchan (น้ำดอกอัญชัน), it is sometimes consumed with a drop of sweet lime juice to increase acidity and turn the juice into pink-purple. In Burmese and Thai cuisines, the flowers are also dipped in batter and fried. Butterfly pea flower tea is made from the ternatea flowers and dried lemongrass and changes color depending on what is added to the liquid, with lemon juice turning it purple.
 
  
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*Traditional medicine
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==Habit==
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In traditional Ayurvedic medicine, it is ascribed various qualities including memory enhancing, nootropic, antistress, anxiolytic, antidepressant, anticonvulsant, tranquilizing, and sedative properties. In traditional Chinese medicine, due to its appearance similar to the female reproductive organ, and consistent with the Western concept of the doctrine of signatures, the plant has been ascribed properties affecting this organ.
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{{Habit| A small shrub}}
  
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Imparipinnate|Ovate|Leaf Arrangement is Alternate distichous, Leaf Apex is Obtuse, Leaf Base is Obtuse and Leaf Margin is Entire}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Solitary|2-4cm long|Deep blue, occasionally white|8-10|Flowering from March-May}}
  
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== References ==
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Oblong pod|Fruit is linear||Seeds 10-15|Fruiting throughout the year}}
  
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Garbhapala rasa]]
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* [[Vataraktantak rasa]]
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<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Can be easily grown from seed. Butterfly pea is essentially a plant of the humid and subhumid tropical lowlands at elevations from sea level to around 1,600 metre <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Clitoria ternatea in jaffna.JPG
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File:Clitoria ternatea 17 07 2013.jpg
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File:Clitoria ternatea plants 15042014.jpg
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File:Clitoria ternatea20130613 03.jpg
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File:Clitoria ternatea20130624 07.jpg
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File:Clitoria ternatea20130714 29.jpg
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File:Starr_980529-1406_Clitoria_ternatea.jpg
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File:Butterfly Pea (4203107242).jpg|Pods
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File:Clitoria ternatea (2375910043).jpg|Seeds
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</gallery>
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==References==
  
 
<references>  
 
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<ref name="Clitoria ternatea">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clitoria_ternatea "wikipedia"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.globinmed.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=80348:clitoria-ternatea-2&catid=705:c Chemical Constituents]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of  Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 133</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Clitoria+ternatea Cultivation details]</ref>
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<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2012/12/07/aparajita-clitoria-ternatea-ayurvedic-explanation-of-medicinal-use/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
 
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</references>
  
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==External Links==
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* [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/248390954_Chemical_composition_and_anti-proliferative_properties_of_flowers_of_Clitoria_Ternatea Chemical composition and anti-proliferative properties of flowers of Clitoria Ternatea]
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* [http://www.indianmedicinalplants.info/d3/Clitoria-ternatea(Aparajita).html Clitoria ternatea on Encyclopedia of Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants]
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* [http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=280445 Clitoria ternatea on missuori botonical garden]
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* [https://garden.org/plants/view/86881/Butterfly-Pea-Clitoria-ternatea/ Clitoria ternatea on plants datbase]
  
  
 
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[[Category:Fabaceae]]

Latest revision as of 16:25, 30 April 2021

Aparajita, Clitoria ternatea

Clitoria ternatea is a plant species belonging to the Fabaceae family. The flowers of this vine have the shape of human female genitals. Hence the Latin name of the genus "Clitoria" from "clitoris".

Uses

Chronic bronchitis, Migraine, Recurrent fever, Chronic cough, Tonsillitis, Abdominal pain, Hydrocele, Uterus Prolapse, Gonorrhoea, Heavy Periods, Hydrocele.

Parts Used

Seeds, Leaves, Roots.

Chemical Composition

Major flavonol glycosides, 3-O-(2"-O-alpha-rhamnosyl-6"-O-malonyl)-beta-glucoside, 3-O-(6"-O-alpha-rhamnosyl-6"-O-malonyl)-beta-glucoside and 3-O-(2",6"-di-O-alpha-rhamnosyl)-beta-glucoside of kaemferol, quercetin and myricetin were isolated from the petals[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Aparijata, Girikarnike
Hindi Khagin
Malayalam Sangu Pushpam
Tamil Sankupushpam, Kakkanam
Telugu Sankhu-pushpamu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Ghrstih, Aparajita, Radha, Adrikarni
English Clitoria, Butterfly Bean


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent), Katu (Pungent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)

Veerya

Sheeta (Cold potency)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

A small shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Imparipinnate Ovate Leaf Arrangement is Alternate distichous, Leaf Apex is Obtuse, Leaf Base is Obtuse and Leaf Margin is Entire

.[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Solitary 2-4cm long Deep blue, occasionally white 8-10 Flowering from March-May

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Oblong pod Fruit is linear Seeds 10-15 Fruiting throughout the year {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

[3]

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Can be easily grown from seed. Butterfly pea is essentially a plant of the humid and subhumid tropical lowlands at elevations from sea level to around 1,600 metre [4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area

Photo Gallery

  • Clitoria ternatea in jaffna.JPG
  • Clitoria ternatea 17 07 2013.jpg
  • Clitoria ternatea plants 15042014.jpg
  • Clitoria ternatea20130613 03.jpg
  • Clitoria ternatea20130624 07.jpg
  • Clitoria ternatea20130714 29.jpg
  • Starr 980529-1406 Clitoria ternatea.jpg

  • Pods

  • Seeds

References

  1. ↑ Chemical Constituents
  2. ↑ Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 133
  3. ↑ Ayurvedic preparations
  4. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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