Aparajita/Clitoria ternatea,Fabaceae

Vernacular names

• Assamese : Aparajita
• Bengali : Aparajita
• English : Clitoria
• Gujrati : Gokarni
• Hindi : Aparajita
• Kannada : Girikarnika Balli, Girikarnika
• Malayalam : Shankhapushapam
• Marathi : Gokarna, Aparajita
• Oriya : Aparajita
• Punjabi : Koyal
• Tamil : Kakkanam
• Telugu : Dintena

Medicinal Uses

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: 5gms 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
   flowers powder should be given
   Aparajita
   Clitoria ternatea,
   Fabaceae
   Vernacular names
   thrice daily with honey for
   bleeding disorders of uterus.
5. Conjunctivitis: The flowers of
   aparajita are pounded with
   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 pecify the toothache.
7. Wound: Fine leaves paste of
   aparajita should be applied over
   the wound is beneficial as it has
   antifungal and anti bacterial
   properties greatly reduce the
   infection and heals the wound
   very fast.