Abstract

TRADITIONAL HERBACEOUS PLANT CLITORIA TERNATEA – A REVIEW

Gitanjali C. Chavan, Ishwar M. Jadhav*, Naresh R. Jaiswal, Snehal S. Hardas, Manjusha S. Kareppa, Amar A. Kaware and Krushna K. Zambare

ABSTRACT

Clitoria ternatea is a perennial herbaceous plant, from the Fabaceae family. commonly known as „Butterfly pea, has been used for centuries as a memory enhancer, nootropic, antistress, anxiolytic, antidepressant, anticonvulsant, tranquilizing and sedative agent. pharmacological activities including antimicrobial, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, diuretic, local anesthetic, antidiabetic, insecticidal, blood platelet aggregation-inhibiting and for use as a vascular smooth muscle relaxing properties. This plant has a long use in traditional Ayurvedic medicine for several diseases.

Keywords: Clitoria Ternatea, Traditional medicinal plant, Pharmacological activity.