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Clitoria ternatea
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Clitoria ternatea is a vigorous, trailing, scrambling or climbing vine with a strong woody rootstock belonging to the family Fabaceae. The plant is native to equatorial Asia, including locations the Indian sub-continent and Southeast Asia but has also been introduced to Africa, Australia and America.
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
The preliminary phytochemical screening showed that the plant contained Tannins, Phlobatannin, Carbohydrates, Saponins, Triterpenoids, Phenols, Flavanoids etc[3]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Kanti soppu, Giri kannike |
| Hindi | Aparaajit |
| Malayalam | Shankapushpam |
| Tamil | Shankapushpam |
| Telugu | Shankapushpmamu |
| Marathi | Gokarni |
| Gujarathi | Garnee |
| Punjabi | |
| Kashmiri | |
| Sanskrit | Aparaajita, Girikarnika |
| English | Kounch flower |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Katu, Tikta, Kashaaya
Guna
Laghu, Rooksha
Veerya
Sheeta
Vipaka
Katu
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
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Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowering Throughout the year |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruiting Throughout the year |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
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How to plant/cultivate
Commonly seen growing in areas
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References
- ↑ Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Planet Ayurveda
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.252, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru.
- ↑ [Cultivation]
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