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Botanical Name: Clitoria ternatea
Family: Fabaceae
English Name: Butterfly pea plant
Malayalam Name: nan
Hindi Name: nan
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
Roots,seeds
1.supporting brain and eye health 2.promoting skin and hair vitality, potentially assisting 3.digestion and weight management.
anti-inflammatory antioxidant anti-diabetic antimicrobial neuroprotective nootropic (memory-enhancing) effects
Rasa: Katu,Tikta,Kashaya
Guna: Laghu, Ruksha
Virya: Sita
Vipaka: Katu
Dosha Karma: Tridosahara