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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.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Scorpion bite, Cough, Fever, Skin problems, Eye problems[1]
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
[[:Category:Index of Plants which can be propagated by |]]
How to plant/cultivate
Commonly seen growing in areas
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Photo Gallery
References
External Links
- Pages that are stubs
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Scorpion bite
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cough
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fever
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin problems
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Eye problems
- Herbs with Root used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaf used in medicine
- Herbs with Flower 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 Marathi
- Herbs with common name in Gujarathi
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit -
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of
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