Butterfly pea

Scientific name: Clitoria ternatensium

Family name: LEGUMINOSAE (FABACEAE)

properties

Butterfly pea flowers have natural antioxidant properties that help increase the efficiency of the eyes. Increase your ability to see Cure the symptoms of blurred vision, eye deterioration from diabetes, glaucoma, cataracts. Butterfly pea flowers also help inhibit platelet aggregation. Helps to urinate It also helps relax the muscles.

Important substances

Genistein plays the role of Antiinflammatory, Antioxidant and Antispasmodic. And there are other important substances such as Gernatins preternatins, pigments from butterfly pea flowers in the anthocyanin group.

used part

1. Blue flowers Used as a coloring for food and desserts, use fresh flower petals, add a little water. Filter with some white cloth. Squeeze out the juice. You will get blue water. (Anthocyanin) is used as an indicator instead of lithmus. It is often used to decorate the blue color of desserts.

2. White butterfly pea root Used as a diuretic and laxative.

Origin:

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http://www.rspg.or.th/plants_data/herbs/herbs_30_4.htm