Clitoria TARNETEA L.
| Synonym : | Clitoria albiflora Mattei Lathyrus spectabilis Forssk. Nauchea ternatea (L.) Descourt. Ternatea vulgaris Kuntze |
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| Bangla Name : | Aparajita, Nila.,Bay Song Kra (Murong), Amio (Marma). |
| English Name : | Butterfly Pea. |
| Family : | Fabaceae |
| Disease : | Cooling, laxative, diuretic, alexiteric, anthelmintic, tonic, ulcers, tuberculous glands, elephantiasis, headache, leucoderma, burning sensation, pains, biliousness, inflammations and ulcers, aphrodisiac, dysentery, bronchitis, asthma, consumption, ascite |
| Description : | A perennial twining herb. Leaves imparipinnate, leaflets 5-7, subcoriaceous, 2.5-5 cm long, elliptic-oblong, obtuse. Flowers large, axillary, solitary, corolla 3.8-5 cm long, cobalt blue or pure white. Pods 5-10 cm long, flat, nearly straight, sharply beaked. |
| Distribution : | Cultivated in gardens all over the country. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves contain a lactone aparajitin, glycosides of kaempferol, stigmastone, ?- and ?-sitosterols and ?-lactone compounds. Seeds contain a fixed oil, tannins and a bitter resinous principle. They also contain cinnamic acid, flavonaol glycosides, hexacosano |
| Uses : | White flowered variety: The root is cooling, laxative, diuretic, alexiteric, anthelmintic and tonic to the brain, good for ulcers of cornea, tuberculous glands, elephantiasis and headache, cures leucoderma, burning sensation, pains, biliousness, inflammat |
| Habit : | Herb |