Aparajita

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DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY

Common name – Aparajita
Botanical name – Clitoria ternatea
Family - Fabaceae

Uses:-

• Fever, diarrhea, gastritis, hausea, vomiting and
bleeding from anus are some of the common
conditions in which use of aparajita can come in
handy.

• Aparajita is actively used in the ayurvedic
management of mania, schizophrenia and neurological
disorders etc.

• It also helps to strengthen the heart and respiratory
system.

Distribution:-

Classification –

Kingdom – Plantae

Division – Magnoliophyta

Class – Magnoliopsida

Order – Fabales

Family – Fabaceae

Genus – Clitoria

Species – C. ternatea

Habit and habitat:-

It is a perennial; it is grown as an ornamental plant and as a
revegetation species.

Flowering season:- Aparajita flower blooming time starts from
July and lasts till november – the flowering season starts in late
summer and lasts till the arrival of winter.

Types of plant – Aparajita is an ancient Indian medicinal herb.

Economic importance –

• Pulses.
• Vegetables.
• Oil plants.
• Timber plants.
• Fibre plants.
• Dye plants.
• Ornamental plants.