Clitoria ternatea L.
Traditional Knowledge
Useful plant parts :
Whole plant and seed
Uses in traditional medicine :
- Porridge prepared by the fresh whole plant is taken for the stimulation of brain cells
- Decoction of the seed is diuretic and is taken for dysuria
- Used to treat scabies, impetigo, whooping cough, earache, edema, vomiting, chronic cough, boils, haemorrhoids and fractures
Scientific Research
Chemical constituents:
Flavonoids: kaempferol, myricetin, anthocyanins: delphinidin, ternatins from flower petals; terpene: taraxerol from leaves
Bioactivity :
Alcohol extracts of leaves: antibacterial, hepatoprotective; aqueous and alcohol extracts of roots: increases acetylcholine content in the hippocampus, anti-inflammatory, analgaesic, antipyretic, antiasthmatic; methanol extract of aerial parts: nootropic, anxiolytic, antidepressant, anticonvulsant, antistress; taraxerol: wound healing; hydro alcohol extract of roots and seeds: hyperlipidaemic
Clinical:
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