What is Butterfly Pea (Clitoria Ternatea)?

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Are you suffering from low energy or brainpower? Feeling stressed? Anxiety? Can’t sleep? Can’t conceive? Constipated? Poor eyesight? Losing your hair or premature greying? Is your skin losing collagen?

Butterfly Pea is known to help.

Also known as Asian Pigeon Wings, Blue Bell Vine, Blue Pea, Cordofan Pea and Darwin pea, ‘Butterfly Pea’ (Clitoria ternatea) is an amazing brain boosting herb native to tropical equatorial Asia.

A traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine, Clitoria Ternatea has been consumed for centuries as a memory enhancer, brain booster, anti-stress and calmative agent.

Benefits of Butterfly Pea (Clitoria Ternatea)

• Improve eyesight

  Clitoria Ternatea contains an antioxidant called proanthocyanidin, which increases blood flow to the capillaries of the eyes, useful in treatment of glaucoma, blurred vision, retinal damage or tired eyes.

• Improve hair growth

  Rich in bioflavonoids, Butterfly Pea can promote hair growth and reduce greying of hair.

• Improve skin

  Butterfly Pea’s antioxidants stimulate collagen and elastin synthesis, which helps rejuvenate the skin and lessen wrinkles and other signs of ageing.

• Aphrodisiac

  Butterfly Pea has been traditionally used as an aphrodisiac particularly for women and used to treat menstruation problems or white vaginal discharge (leucorrhoea).

• Antioxidant

  Flavonoids, anthocyanins and phenolic compounds in Butterfly Pea flowers activate antioxidant activity, which helps decrease oxidative stress caused by disease causing and ageing free radicals.

• Nootropic

  Butterfly Pea has been shown to enhance cognitive function and boost brain function.

• Diuretic

  Butterfly Pea promotes normal urination, which in turn lowers blood pressure

• Analgesic

  Clitoria Ternatea has been used traditionally as a local anaesthetic as it has been shown to help relieve pain and swelling.

• Anxiolyhic

  Butterfly Pea has a calming effect on the body, reducing stress and anxiety

• Anti-inflammatory

  The deep indigo flowers contain flavonoids. Found in almost all fruits and vegetables, flavonoids are powerful antioxidants with anti-inflammatory and immune system benefits.

• Anti-Asthmatic

  It is used in common cold, cough & asthma as it acts as an expectorant and reduces the irritation of respiratory organs.

• Anti-anxiety and depression

  Indications are that high doses of Butterfly Pea may be adaptogenic – helping the body deal with stressors.

• Anti-diabetic

  Butterfly Pea has shown to inhibit glucose intake from the diet.

• Anti-HIV

  Butterfly Pea is one of the few herbs to contain cyclotides, which have exhibited anti-HIV effects in studies.

• Anti-cancer and anti-tumor

  Clitoria Ternatea’s cyclotides can cause cancer cell death by disrupting cell membrane integrity.

• Anti-microbial

  In several Indian studies, Butterfly Pea exhibited significant anti-microbial effects against Staphylococcus Aureus.

• Anti-convulsant

  Butterfly Pea has been shown to help reduce the severity and stress on the body from convulsions useful in treating epilepsy.

• Anti-pyretic

  Clitoria Ternatea can help reduce fever by dilating the blood vessels right beneath the skin, whereby air can cool the blood easier.