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The Ayurvedic medicine Clitoria ternatea—From traditional use to scientific assessment

Mukherjee, Pulok K., Kumar, Venkatesan, Kumar, N. Satheesh, Heinrich, Micheal·2008·Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Abstract

Clitoria ternatea L. (CT) (Family: Fabaceae) commonly known as 'Butterfly pea', a traditional Ayurvedic medicine, has been used for centuries as a memory enhancer, nootropic, antistress, anxiolytic, antidepressant, anticonvulsant, tranquilizing and sedative agent. A wide range of secondary metabolites including triterpenoids, flavonol glycosides, anthocyanins and steroids has been isolated from Clitoria ternatea Linn. Its extracts possess a wide range of 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 and the scientific studies has reconfirmed those with modern relevance. This review is an effort to explore the chemical constituents, pharmacological and toxicity studies of CT, which have long been in clinical use in Ayurvedic system of medicine along with a critical appraisal of its future ethnopharmacological potential in view of many recent findings of importance on this well known plant species.

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Authors
Mukherjee, P. K., Kumar, V., Kumar, N. S., & Heinrich, M.
Affiliations
University of London (GB)
Corresponding author
Mukherjee, Pulok K.
Venue
Journal of Ethnopharmacology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-12
Volume
120
Issue
3
Pages
291-301
ISSN
0378-8741 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2052168472
Cited by
369
References
66
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.05
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Ethnopharmacology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Cross Connect (Southern Cross University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Medicinal Plant Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants
Keywords
Clitoria ternatea, Ayurveda, traditional medicine, nootropic activity, memory enhancement, anti-stress activity, anticonvulsant activity, sedative effects, secondary metabolites, triterpenoids, flavonol glycosides, anthocyanins, pharmacological activity, toxicity, ethnopharmacology
MeSH terms
Humans, Fabaceae, Medicine, Ayurvedic, Phytotherapy, Memory, Plant Extracts, Anti-Anxiety Agents, Plant Structures

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