CLITÓRIA, na culinária como CORANTE, na medicina AYURVÉDICA, reparo no DNA, Depressão e Alzheimer.

Clitoria - Scientific name: Clitoria ternatea L. Family: Leguminosae/ Fabaceae Popular synonym: butterfly bean, blue pea, blue fairy. Used parts: Root (bitter), leaves (new – greens), stem, pod. Description Climbing herb, perennial, with a strong woody rootstock. It produces slender annual stems that grow up to 3 m long from the woody base. Stems do not root at nodes. The plant is harvested from the wild and has long been cultivated as a food, medicine and dye. Flowers short pedunculated, axillary, solitary or in short racemes of 2-3 flowers, blue-violet with a white throat. Dehiscent, oblong and almost straight legume type fruits, 5-10 cm long. It has ornamental use for its showy flowering and as a soil improver in plantations. Young leaves and pods are cooked and eaten as a vegetable. The flowers are used to give a blue color to cakes and cooked rice (anthocyanins). It is pollinated by bees. Safe plant to use. Low toxicity. Therapeutic Property: Diuretic, mild laxative, soda, tonic and analgesic. Used in eye problems, snakebite, dementia, burning sensation in the stomach, inflammation and leprosy. In cases of respiratory problems (cough, bronchitis, asthma, pulmonary tuberculosis, sore throat, allergic rhinitis and sinusitis). Indicated for depression (mild anxiolytic), eliminates fever, treats leukoderma (sun-white freckles), has antimicrobial and antioxidant activity. Studies claim that we can prevent and treat Alzheimer's disease, and oxidative DNA damage, protects kidneys, hepatoprotective, feeling well being and relaxing. As for beauty, it promotes collagen and has an anti-aging effect. It boosts immunity, quickly eliminates chronic fatigue and stress, as well as anxiety. In Ayurvedic medicine as medicine (neurological health) Method of preparation 1. Bring the water to a boil, preferably filtered. 2. When it starts to bubble, turn off the heat and place a handful of fresh or dried butterfly bean flowers in the water. 3. Cover and wait 10 minutes while the water acquires the characteristic color and flavor of the infusion. References: 1. Examine.com: Clitoria ternatea - Acesso em 26 de agosto de 2018 2. Usefull Tropical Plants: Clitoria ternatea - Acesso em 26 de agosto de 2018 3. Queensland Government: Clitoria ternatea - Acesso em 26 de agosto de 2018 4. The Plant List: Clitoria ternatea - Acesso em 26 de agosto de 2018. 5. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34551... 6.https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... 7. Kinupp - 406