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Shankhapushpi

Shankhapushpi

சங்கப்பூ

Botanical Name: Clitoria ternatea

Family: Fabaceae

English Name: Butterfly pea plant

Malayalam Name: nan

Hindi Name: nan

Description

Butterfly pea (Clitoria ternatea) is a perennial herbaceous plant that grows as a vine or creeper, known for its beautiful, showy, pea-shaped, deep blue or white flowers. This tropical legume produces edible young pods and is used in landscaping, as animal fodder, for natural food coloring, and in traditional medicine due to its antioxidant properties. Its most striking feature is its ability to change color from blue to purple when an acid like lemon is added

Useful Parts

Roots,seeds

Benefits

1.supporting brain and eye health 2.promoting skin and hair vitality, potentially assisting 3.digestion and weight management.

Pharmacological Action

anti-inflammatory antioxidant anti-diabetic antimicrobial neuroprotective nootropic (memory-enhancing) effects

Rasapancakam

Rasa: Katu,Tikta,Kashaya

Guna: Laghu, Ruksha

Virya: Sita

Vipaka: Katu

Dosha Karma: Tridosahara