The application and utilization and ethnobotany of Clitoria spp.
Common used; flowers, fruits (young pod) and leaves (young leaves in salad or frying) are edible. (Burkill 1966; Tanaka 1976; Facciola 1990; Kaisoon et al. 2001; Wetwitayaklung et al. 2008). In Southeast Asia, the flowers are used for colouring rice in puddings and cakes, and leaves used for colouring food green.
| Species | Parts | Treatments |
| Clitoria fairchildiana | seeds | Diuretics, cathartics, emenagogues, expectorants, anti-inflammatory, Actinociceptive |
| Clitoria hanceana | roots | Antitussive, expectorants, anti-infective |
| Clitoria macrophylla | seeds | Skin disease, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic activities |
| Clitoria mariana | leaves | Medicinal plants |
| Clitoria ternatea | roots, whole plant, stems, leaves, flower, fruits, seeds |
Roots; Abdominal viscera, Anasarca, Ascites, Biliousness, Diuretic, Aperient, Cathartic, Laxative, Purgative, Phlegm removal, Antiperiodic, Emmenagogue, Gonorrhea, Emetic, Vomitive, Scorpion stings, snake bite. Leaves; Earache, Headache, Ulcers, Eczema, Impetigo, Prurigo, Skin eruptions, Hectic fevers, Glands, Joints, Antiperiodic, Gonorrhea, Emetic. Flowers; Antidysentery, Eye Inflammations, Emmenagogue. Seeds; Antihelminthic, Abdominal viscera, Diuretic, Laxative, Cystitis, Antidotic, Refrigerant. |
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