Accession Data
Clitoria ternatea
Common Name: Butterfly Pea
Family: Fabaceae
Country of Origin: native range obscure, widely naturalized in tropical areas
Uses: Ayuvrvedic Traditions have used this plant in different systems of the body.
In the digestive system, this is plant can be used to aid in nausea, refraining from vomiting, bleeding from the rectum, bloating, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. The seed can be powdered down and taken for relief. 4
While the plant works well to stop bleeding, it is also used to cleanse the blood. It is a blood purifier, tonic, and will aid against skin diseases: acne, eczema, rashes, and rheumatic disorders.
In the Nervous system, this plant can be used as a remedy for mental disorders: learning disabilities, memory loss, manic episodes, balancing of hormones, etc. Extracts have been used as a sedative and can aid in pain felt as migraines, headaches and a stiff neck.
Used in cases of infertility for both male and female, extracts of the plant are used in tonics. Treats: Prolapsed uterus and impotence.
Other properties involve antioxidant, antipyretic, and antibacterial.
Accession Data
Accession #: 201600131
Accession Date: 2016-07-22 00:00:00
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 1207
Quantity: 1
Source: Paul Cooper - Cornell
Classification
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: eurosid I
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
SubFamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Phaseoleae
SubTribe: Clitoriinae
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References
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Monday, September 04, 2017.
- Clitoria ternatea at Wikipedia. Last accessed on Tuesday, July 26, 2016.
- Clitoria ternatea at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Monday, September 04, 2017.
- Clitoria Ternatea (Butterfly Pea) Uses, Benefits And Side Effects from Medicinal Plants and their Uses. Last accessed on Thursday, February 15, 2018.
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