Clitoria ternatea Aparajita Butterfly pea Kajli

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Clitoria ternatea

Scientific Name and Description

Clitoria ternatea L.

Herb Family

Fabaceae

Plant type

Climber

Plant Synonyms

Clitoria albiflora Mattei
Clitoria bracteata Poir.
Clitoria caelestis hort.
Clitoria coelestris Siebert & Voss
Clitoria mearnsii De Wild.
Clitoria parviflora Raf.
Clitoria philippensis Perr.
Clitoria spectabilis Salisb.
Clitoria tanganicensis Micheli
Clitoria ternatea f. albiflora (Voigt) Fantz
Clitoria ternatea f. fasciculata Fantz
Clitoria ternatea f. leucopetala Fantz
Clitoria ternatea f. subpolyadelpha Fantz
Clitoria ternatea f. ternatea
Clitoria ternatea var. alba Berhaut
Clitoria ternatea var. albiflora Voigt
Clitoria ternatea var. angustifolia Hochst. ex Baker f.
Clitoria ternatea var. bracteata (Poir.) DC.
Clitoria ternatea var. major Paxton
Clitoria ternatea var. pilosula (Benth.) Baker
Clitoria ternatea var. pleniflora Fantz
Clitoria ternatea var. ternatea
Clitoria ternatensium Crantz
Clitoria zanzibarensis Vatke
Deguelia javanica (Miq.) Taub.
Derris javanica Miq.
Lathyrus spectabilis Forssk.
Nauchea bracteata Dupuis ex J.T.Descourt.
Nauchea ternatea (L.) J.T.Descourt.
Phaseolus clitorius Noronha
Pterocarpus javanicus (Miq.) Kuntze
Ternatea indica J.St.-Hil.
Ternatea ternatea (L.) Kuntze
Ternatea vulgaris Kunth
Ternatea vulgaris Kuntze
Wisteria dubia Walp.

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Common Names	Butterfly Pea Flower, Aprajita, Blue Pea Flower, Asian pigeonwings, bluebellvine, blue pea, butterfly pea, cordofan pea or Darwin pea
English	blue pea, blue vine, butter pea, butterfly pea, Clitoria
Hindi	aparajit, aparajita, aparjit, aprajita, gokarni, kajina, kalina, kalizer, kava-thenthi, kavathenthi, khagin, khagtu, kowa, koyalri, shobanjan, wowatheti,Aparajita
Kannada	dhintina, giri karnike, girikarniballi, girikarnikaballi, girikarnike, kantisoppu, karnikay, sanka, sankhapushpaballi, satuga, shanka, shankapushpa, shankhapushpa, shankhapushpi
Malayalam	aral, kaka-valli, kakkanamkoti, malayamukki, samkhupuspam, sankapushpam, sankhankuppi, sankhapushpam, sankhupuspam, schanga-cuspi, shankapuspam, shankhankuppi, shankhapushpam, shlongokuspi, shunkoopushpa
Marathi	gokaran, gokarana, gokarni, gokarni suphali, gokurna, gokurna-mula, kajili, kajli, sholonga, supli,Aparajita
Sanskrit	ajita, andrikarni, aparajita, aparaka, aprajita, ashphota, ashvakshurardikarni, asphota, bhadra, bhumilagna, garani, gardabhi, gavadini, gavakshi, girikanya, girikarnika, girishalini, gokarna, gokarna-mul, gokarnika, katabhi, khurne, kinihi, nagaparyayakarni, neela-gheriekurnee, nilaghiria, nilagirikarni, romavalli, sankhapushpi, sankhapuspi, sankhini, shankhapushpi, shveta, shvetavarata, sinhapushpi, sitapushpa, supushpi, suputri, sveta, vishnu-kranta, vishnukantri, vishnukranta, vishnukranti
Tamil	ancanala, aral , atirikarni, ayittiram, canku puspam, cankuputpakkoti, cankuputpam, girikanni, kaakkanam, kakkam, kakkana, kakkana ver, kakkanam, kakkanam koti, kakkanan, kakkanan-kodi, kakkanankodi-virai, kakkanankovvai, kakkanatti, kakkankoti, kakkarattan, kakkattan, kakkattan-kodi, kakkorattai, kakkurattai, kakkuratta, kannikkodi, kannikkoti, karisanni, karkakartan vayr, karkakartum, karkkurattai, karkokartun, karkurattai, karkurattaikkoti, karttakakkattan, karudakkovai, karudattondai, karunkakkanam, karunkakkattan, karunkakkattankoti, karunkanankoti, karunkattan, karunkattankoti, karuppu-k-kakkanam-koti, karutakanatti, karutakanattikkoti, karutakkovai, karutakkovvai, karutattontai, karuttakakkanam, karuttakakkanan, karuttappu, karuttontai, karuvilai, karuvilaikkakkanam, karuvilam, kauri,kaurikkoti, kavachhi, kavetanam, kicinikkoti, kiruttini, kiruttinikkoti, kodi-kakkanam, kokanni, kokarni, kollankovai, kurattai, kurokanatti, kurokanattikkoti, kurottai, kuruvilai, makanatti, makanattikkoti, mayil, minni, muntakkini, muntakkinikkoti, nakanatti, nakanattikkoti, nilakirikaranai, nilakkakkanam, nilakkakkattan, sankapushpam, tarukanni, uromavalli, uyavaikkoti, vainakanatti, vainakanattikkoti, vellai kakkattan, vellai-k-kakkanam, venkakkattan, viranu, vullay kakartan vayr, Kakkanam
Telugu	adavichikkudu, dintana, dintena, gantina, gilarnika, nall vusiri, nalla dintena, nalladintenatige, nallaghentana, nallavusiniige, nallavusinitige, nelladintena, nullaghentana, sankapushpam, sanku-pushpamu, shanku poolu, shankupushpamu, tantiri, telladintena, thelladintena,Dintena
Tibetan	a sa khu ra, a-pa-ra-dzi-ta, ge ri ka rni ka dkar po, sra na ma geri ka rni ka, sve
Urdu	mazeriyunihindi, mazriyun
Assamese	Aparajita
Bengali	Aparajita
Gujrati	Gokarni
Oriya	Aparajita
Punjabi	Koyal

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Tibetan

Folk

Sowa Rigpa

Herb usable parts

Roots

Flowers

Whole plant

Ethanomedical Uses

Herbal Remedies

Siddha Megari thailam

Butterfly pea flower tea

Ethnopharmacology use

1. Leucoderma: The leaves paste of aparajita applied thickly on the vitiligo patches and expose to sunlight. It has to continue for minimum 1 month to stimulate melanocytes.

2. Filarial swelling: 5 gms of aparajita root paste should be given internally twice daily in filariasis to relieve the swelling.

3. Memory Enhancer: The fresh root paste of aparajita should be given in a dose of 1-3 grams with ghee twice daily for increasing memory and intelligence.

4. Menorrhagia: 1 gram of aparajita owers powder should be given thrice daily with honey for bleeding disorders of uterus.

5. Conjunctivitis: The flowers of aparajita are pounded with desi cow milk and applied over the closed eyes. It alleviates the conjunctivitis.

6. Toothache: Aparajita root with black pepper should be kept in mouth to pacify the toothache.

7. Wound: Fine leaves paste of aparajita should be applied over the wound is beneficial as it has antifungal and antibacterial properties greatly reduce the infection and heals the wound very fast.

Source: Ayurveda offering Herbal Healing by Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) India.

Clitorea ternatea L. Aprajita Fabaceae Anti-dote to snake-bite

Clitoria ternatea L

Habit - Slender vine

Parts used - Whole plant

Application - Cold; asthma and small pox; syphilis; rheumatism; stomachache; wounds; indigestion; diabetes and throat pain; leucoderma; leprosy; hemicrania; amentia; pulmonary tuberculosis; ophthalmology; insect bites; snake bites; dysentery; swellings on legs; urinary disorders; throat pain

Treatment - Children; General; men

References - Kshirsagar and Singh 2001, Pushpangadan and Atal 1984, Rao et al. 2006, Xavier et al. 2014

Clitoria tematea Aparajita Cedema, anthelmintic, demulcent Endangered Medicinal Plants A. B. Chaudhuri