Ethnopharmacological activity of Clitoria ternatea with special reference to Neuroprotective and Antidiabetic effect
Mukesh Kumar Yadav1*, Santosh Kumar Singh2, J S Tripathi1
1Department of Kayachikitsa, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, Uttar Pradesh.
2Centre for Experimental Medicine and Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, Uttar Pradesh.
Mukesh Kumar Yadav, Santosh Kumar Singh, J S Tripathi Ethnopharmacological activity of Clitoria ternatea with special reference to Neuroprotective and Antidiabetic effect. Asian Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Vol 04 (04); 2015; 14-18.
Abstract
Clitoria ternatea (Family: Fabaceae) commonly known as 'Butterfly pea', a traditional Ayurvedic medicine, has been used as memory enhancer, antistress, anxiolytic, antidepressant, anticonvulsant, tranquilizing and sedative agent. The extracts of Clitoria ternatea possess a wide range of pharmacological activities including antimicrobial, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, diuretic, antidiabetic properties. This review is an effort to explore the chemical constituents and the pharmacological study of Clitoria ternatea, which have long been in clinical use in Ayurvedic medicine.
Keywords
Ethnopharmacological