Clitoria ternatea Linn. | |
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| Common name | Asian pigeonwings, Butterfly pea |
| Botanical Name | Clitoria ternatea Linn. |
| Vernacular name | English- Clitoria Hindi- Aparajita Gujarati- Gokami Sanskrit- Girikarnika |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Class | Dicotyledonae |
| Parts of plant used | Roots, leaf |
| Chemical Constituents | Taraxerol, tanin, starch, resin and taraxerone, glycosides |
| Therapeutic uses | Used as nootropic, antistress, anxiolytic, antidepressant, anticonvulsant, tranquilizing and sedative agent. |