Medicinal importance of Clitoria ternatea
Author(s)
Pallavi Mahesh More and Kunal Ramesh Hake
Abstract
Clitoria ternatea contained various chemical constituents tannins, phlobatannin, carbohydrates, saponins, triterpenoids, phenols, flavanoids, flavonol glycosides, proteins, alkaloids, antharaquinone, anthocyanins, cardiac glycosides, Stigmast- 4-ene-3,6-dione, volatile oils and steroids. The Clitoria ternatea plant showed many pharmacological effects including antioxidant, hypolipidemic, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic, antidiabetic, CNS, antimicrobial, gastro-intestinal antiparasitic, insecticidal and many other pharmacological effects. This Review will highlight the medicinal importance of Clitoria ternatea.
How to cite this article:
Pallavi Mahesh More, Kunal Ramesh Hake. Medicinal importance of Clitoria ternatea. Int J Appl Res 2019;5(11):222-225.