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Clitoria ternatea - Aparajita
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Clitoria ternatea is 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".
Uses
Blisters in mouths, mouth sores, bleeding piles, leucorrhoea, Mild diabetes, Cough, physical weakness, ulcer, Urinary trouble, snakebite, infection in intestine.
Parts Used
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 | Aparajite, 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 |
Habit
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 |
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Flower
Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
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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
- Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Butterfly pea is essentially a plant of the humid and subhumid tropical lowlands at elevations from sea level to around 1,600 metre[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
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References
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- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Blisters in mouths
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat mouth sores
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat bleeding piles
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat leucorrhoea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Mild diabetes
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cough
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat physical weakness
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat ulcer
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Urinary trouble
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat snakebite
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat infection in intestine
- Herbs with seeds used in medicine
- Herbs with leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Root used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - A small shrub
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of tropical
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of warm temperate
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