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26. APARAJITA

Botanical Name— Clitoria ternatea Linn.

Family- FABACEAE

Names in dierent lan!"a!es

#indi-$oyala% Tel"!"- &intena ' (alayalam ) san!" *"s+*am

,ynonyms— As*+ota' iriarni' /isn"r0nt0' san+a*"s*i' ,e*+anda' s1et0' (a+0

s1et0.

Classication accordin! to Caraa' ,"sr"t+a 3 /a!4+ata

 Caraa -,iro1irecano*a!a

,"sr"ta )

/a!4+ata

Introd"ction—T+is *lant5s root is s*ecially "sed or le"coderma. It is also considered

as /isa+ara. Br+at Trayi te7ts do not come across t+e term A*ar08ita.

/arieties 3 ad"lterants

9. 4l"e :o;ers

2. ;+ite :o;ers < Bot+ are identied as C. ternatea Linn. =

>. ,1eta a*ara8it+a ) sreyi no; it identied as Rasna

?. ma+ase1ta a*ara8it+a

@. ata4+i ) Al4ia *rocera

6. $s"dra ,1eta ) C. ternatea

. Canscora dec"ssate A&D

. con1ol1"l"s *l"rica"lis A&D

. E1ol1"l"s alsinodes A&D

(or*+olo!y

It is a *erennial clim4er. Lea1es- *innate @- oliolate.

Flo;ers- s+o;y' 4l"e or ;+ite' *etals "neG"al' style 4earded 4elo; t+e sti!ma.

Fr"its- *ods' linear' com*ressed.

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,eeds- 6-9H' 4lac

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Res*iratory system It is "sed in common cold' co"!+' ast+ma as it acts as an

e7*ectorant and red"ces t+e irritation o res*iratory or!ans. Besides t+is' ;+ole

*lant is "sed or smoin!. &ecoction is "sed or !ar!lin! in t+roat maniestations

(ansa1a+a srotas &+amasa is a**lied o1er nec stiness.

rinary system It increases "rination. &ecoction is "sed in dys"ria.

Re*rod"cti1e system Bein! s*ermato!enic' it is !i1en in semen de4ility'

,in It can 4e "sed in 1ario"s sin disorders 4y.

 Tem*erat"re Fe4ri"!e and reri!erant 4y 4itter and cold *ro*erties. Bitter taste is

t+e 4est or e1er. It can 4e "sed or coolin! eect. It alle1iates sym*toms lie

1omitin!' t+irst and 4"rnin! sensation etc. ;+ic+ are ca"sed 4y 1ata and a*+a in

e1er.

,atmiaran It increases t+e *+ysical stren!t+ and ;ei!+t 4y "nct"o"s and s;eet

,roto!amit1a

&os+a Alle1iates a*+a' *itta

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